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Ensuring a state's right to limit vehicle green house gas (GHG) emissions
The Western Environmental Law Center is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use its authority under section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act to grant California a waiver of federal preemption to enable it to limit vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
On behalf of 18 public interest organizations in Oregon and Washington, the Western Environmental Law Center is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use its authority under section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act to grant California a waiver of federal preemption to enable it to limit vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. EPA’s waiver must be obtained for vehicle GHG limits to be implemented not only in California, but in Oregon, Washington, and other so-called opt-in states pursuant to section 177 of the Clean Air Act.
Read the Clean Air Act waiver comments (pdf).
Read WELC's Notice of Intent to Sue the EPA (pdf).
Attorney: Dan Galpern