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People of State of California v. U.S. Department of Transportation

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / California
Date
2017
Document type
Litigation
Part of
People of State of California v. U.S. Department of Transportation

About this case

Filing year
2017
Status
Notice published regarding effective date for regulations.
Geography
Docket number
4:17-cv-05439
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → N.D. Cal.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Other Statutes and Regulations
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)United States → Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)
At issue
Challenge to delays and suspension of greenhouse gas performance measures for the national highway system.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Summary
Document
09/28/2017
Notice
Notice published regarding effective date for regulations.
On September 28, 2017, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published notice that greenhouse gas performance measures for the national highway system that it suspended indefinitely in May 2017 would go into effect. FHWA also said it had initiated additional rulemaking procedures to repeal the greenhouse gas measures and expected to issue a proposed rule in 2017 with the goal of issuing a final rule in spring 2018.
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09/20/2017
Complaint
Complaint filed.
A complaint challenging the Federal Highway Administration’s delays and suspension of greenhouse gas performance measures for the highway system was filed in the federal district court for the Northern District of California on September 20, 2017 by eight states. Another challenge was <a href="https://climatecasechart.com/case/clean-air-carolina-v-us-department-transportation/">pending</a> in the federal district court for the Southern District of New York.
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Summary

Challenge to delays and suspension of greenhouse gas performance measures for the national highway system.