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Plant Oil Powered Diesel Fuel Systems, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Transportation

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Year
2012
Document Type
Litigation
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Filing year
2012
Status
Petition for review filed.
Docket number
12-1427
Court/admin entity
United StatesUnited States Federal CourtsUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US)Clean Air Act (US)Industry Lawsuits (US)Federal Vehicle Standards (US)
Principal law
United StatesClean Air Act (CAA)
At issue
Challenges to greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy-duty trucks and to greenhouse gas emission standards for model year 2012-2016 light-duty vehicles. .
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Document
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10/23/2012
Petition for review filed.
A clean diesel company filed a lawsuit challenging EPA’s and the Department of Transportation’s joint fuel economy greenhouse gas emissions standards for passenger medium- and heavy-duty trucks. In particular, the lawsuit alleged that the regulations only measured greenhouse gases from the tailpipe and did not account for producing the fuels.
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Summary

Challenges to greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy-duty trucks and to greenhouse gas emission standards for model year 2012-2016 light-duty vehicles. .

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Policy instrument
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
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