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South Coast Air Quality Management District v. Chao

Geography
Year
2019
Document Type
Litigation
Part of

About this case

Filing year
2019
Status
Complaint filed.
Docket number
1:19-cv-03436
Court/admin entity
United StatesUnited States Federal CourtsUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia (D.D.C.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US)Clean Air Act (US)Environmentalist Lawsuits (US)Federal Statutory Claims (US)NEPA (US)Federal Statutory Claims (US)Other Statutes and Regulations (US)
Principal law
United StatesAdministrative Procedure Act (APA)United StatesClean Air Act (CAA)United StatesEnergy Independence and Security Act (EISA)United StatesEnergy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA)United StatesNational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
At issue
Lawsuit challenging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's final rule preempting state regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles.
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Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
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11/14/2019
Complaint filed.
Three California air quality management districts filed a complaint in federal district court in D.C. seeking a declaration that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration preemption rule is invalid. They also filed a related petition for review in the D.C. Circuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's withdrawal of California's waiver. The district court case was not officially consolidated with similar cases brought by <a href="https://climatecasechart.com/case/california-v-chao/">California</a> and other states and by <a href="https://climatecasechart.com/case/environmental-defense-fund-v-chao/">environmental groups</a>, but parties have been filing the same documents in each docket, and the documents can be found on the California case's <a href="https://climatecasechart.com/case/california-v-chao/">page</a>.
Complaint

Summary

Lawsuit challenging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's final rule preempting state regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles.

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Target
Policy instrument
Risk
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Finance