Litigation: Briefing concludes in suit over state auto GHG preemption

Briefing has concluded in litigation challenging the Trump EPA’s preemption of state vehicle greenhouse gas and zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) programs, setting up possible oral arguments that could determine the fate of the preemption rule particularly if the Trump administration wins a second term. All parties in the case, Union of Concerned Scientists, et al. v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), et al. , filed the final version of their legal briefs Oct. 27 in the U.S. Court of...