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Litigation

Nebraska v. EPA

Date
2024

About this case

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
05/05/2025
Motion
Motion to govern further proceedings filed by EPA.
03/04/2025
Decision
Cases held in abeyance pending further order of the court.
The D.C. Circuit granted private petitioners’ motion to hold the cases in abeyance. Zero Emission Transportation Association opposed the motion.
02/14/2025
Decision
Briefing schedule suspended.
The D.C. Circuit suspended briefing on its own motion.
02/14/2025
Opposition
Opposition filed by Zero Emission Transportation Association to motion to hold cases in abeyance.
02/06/2025
Motion
Motion to hold case in abeyance filed by private petitioners.
06/12/2024
Motion To Intervene
Motion to intervene in support of respondents filed by Ford Motor Company.
06/10/2024
Motion To Intervene
Motion to intervene in support of respondents filed by Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice and Rio Grande International Study Center.
05/23/2024
Motion To Intervene
Motion for leave to intervene in support of respondents by California et al.
Twenty-two states, the District of Columbia, and four local governments filed a motion for leave to intervene in support of the respondents.
05/20/2024
Motion To Intervene
Motion to intervene in support of respondents filed by public interest organizations.
Ten public interest organizations filed a motion to intervene to defend the standards.
05/13/2024
Petition
Petition for review filed.
Two petitions for review were filed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge EPA’s “Phase 3” greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles. One petition was filed by 24 states, led by Nebraska. The other was filed by two trade associations: Western States Trucking Association, Inc. and Construction Industry Air Quality Coalition, Inc.

Summary

Challenge to EPA's greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles—Phase 3.