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Litigation

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturer v. EPA

Date
2025
Geography
District of Columbia
Part of
Valero Renewable Fuels Co. v. EPA

About this case

Filing year
2025
Status
Petition for review filed.
Geography
Docket number
25-1085
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → D.C. Cir.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Clean Air Act → Industry Lawsuits → State and Municipal Vehicle Standards
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Clean Air Act (CAA)
At issue
Challenge to the Clean Air Act preemption waiver granted by the Biden administration U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in January 2025 for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulations.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
03/07/2025
Petition
Petition for review filed.
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American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) and two other trade groups filed a petition for review in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Clean Air Act preemption waiver granted by the Biden administration U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in January 2025 for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulations. Like the liquid vehicle fuel producers (but unlike American Petroleum Institute), they asserted that the D.C. Circuit was the proper venue.

Summary

Challenge to the Clean Air Act preemption waiver granted by the Biden administration U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in January 2025 for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulations.