Topic
Emissions Standards
64 published works
In: Environmental Law
DOJ & EPA Clarify Stance on Diesel Vehicles Under the CAA
In late January 2026, the Trump administration announced that it will no longer criminally prosecute manufacturers, distributors and users of so-called...
State AG Blog
State AG News: Emissions Standards, Federal Funding, Consumer Protection May 22-28, 2025
By Toni Michelle Jackson, Daniel Leff
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from…
Green Building Law Update
EPA Moves to Overturn California’s Motor Vehicle Emission Standards
When Congress overturns these vehicle emission waivers the impact will be far greater than only motor vehicles sold in the future in California and even in the 11 other states…
Gravel2Gavel
Trump 2.0: Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Emissions Requirements
By Elina Teplinsky, Michael S. McDonough
by Elina Teplinsky and Michael S. McDonough In a potential blow to the fledging EV transition, reports have noted that the Trump transition team is planning to terminate the $7,500…
Regulatory Oversight
California Spearheads Multistate Effort to Defend EPA’s Stringent Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta is leading a coalition of Democratic AGs from 22 states and the District of Columbia to defend the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rule that…
The Right Coast
Biden Is Coming for Your Truck – WSJ
This week s Environmental Protection Agency tailpipe rule amounts to an imminent ban on gasoline-powered cars, never mind the soothing language of incentivizing a transition. Last year, 84% of all…
The Right Coast
Biden s EV Mandate Blows Its Cover – WSJ
The Environmental Protection Agency somewhat eased CO2 emissions requirements through 2030 from its proposal last spring while maintaining essentially the same end-point for 2032. That means gas-powered cars can make…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses Recent Legal Developments on Voluntary Carbon Credits
By James M. McDonald, James M. Shea Jr., Marc Treviño, Samuel E. Saunders, Harshil Bansal
A large number of companies globally have announced net zero greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions targets, most of which are likely to require some form of carbon offsetting. Many consumers are…
frESH
Heavy-Duty Regulatory Update: Reviewing US EPA’s Waiver for CARB’s Advanced Clean Trucks Regulations and US EPA’s Proposed Phase 3 GHG Emissions Standards
By Katherine Wenner, Jennifer Tharp
Our team at Squire Patton Boggs monitors developments surrounding the heavy-duty vehicle and engine sector. Our last blog post on this topic covered updates on US EPA’s proposed Control of…
The Right Coast
Biden s EPA Remakes the Auto Industry – WSJ
The U.S. auto industry is nominally still privately owned, but it is slowly becoming a de facto state-directed utility. That s the meaning of the Environmental Protection Agency s proposed…