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Utilities, Tesla Appeal Federal Rollback of Auto Emissions Standards (arstechnica.com)
A coalition of utilities and electric vehicle makers, including Tesla, are petitioning the EPA to reconsider its recent plan to roll back auto emissions standards. In April, the EPA said that it would relax greenhouse gas emissions standards that had been put in place for model year 2022-2025 vehicles. Ars Technica reports: The National Coalition for Advanced Transportation (NCAT) represents 12 utilities as well as Tesla, electric truck maker Workhorse, and EV charging network EVgo. NCAT earlier this month asked the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, DC to review the EPA's latest efforts to relax the Obama-era fuel economy standards.
The coalition challenge to the EPA follows a similar challenge made by 17 states, including California. The utilities' efforts show that they're interested in protecting one of the major projected avenues for growth in electricity demand. Electricity consumption has stagnated in the U.S. as efficiency measures take effect and, in some states, solar panels make it easier for residents to buy less electricity from the local utility.
The coalition challenge to the EPA follows a similar challenge made by 17 states, including California. The utilities' efforts show that they're interested in protecting one of the major projected avenues for growth in electricity demand. Electricity consumption has stagnated in the U.S. as efficiency measures take effect and, in some states, solar panels make it easier for residents to buy less electricity from the local utility.
Sorry Hornwumpus, but LynnwoodRooster already provided the link showing that Obama reached an agreement with automakers, states, and other parties as required by the aforementioned law, so it is actually Trump who is trying to defy the will of Congress.
Who signed off on it already. Multiple times.
Thanks for the citation, LynnwoodRooster. Yes, as your link shows, Obama was following the law in negotiating an agreement with automakers, states, and other parties to fulfill the instructions that Congress had previously given out under the Bush administration.
The Trump régime's singlehanded usurpation of power in defying the legislature is something that the court will rule warrants an order otherwise. And given that I is Scott Pruett, he probably won't even make it out of his safe room to defend his actions.
He'll probably end up resigning in disgrace like so many other members of Trump's Cabinet of Corruption.