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Litigation

Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA

Date
2018
Geography
District of Columbia
Part of
California v. EPA

About this case

Filing year
2018
Status
Petition for review filed.
Geography
Docket number
18-1139
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → D.C. Cir.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Clean Air Act → Environmentalist Lawsuits
Principal law
United States → Clean Air Act (CAA)
At issue
Challenges to EPA determination to withdraw its Mid-Term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicles because the standards appeared to be too stringent.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
05/15/2018
Petition
Petition for review filed.
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Seven organizations led by Center for Biological Diversity challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to withdraw the Mid-Term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Year 2022–2025 Light-Duty Vehicles.

Summary

Challenges to EPA determination to withdraw its Mid-Term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicles because the standards appeared to be too stringent.