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  1. March 22, 2023

    DOT Defends Fuel-Economy Standards Before DC Circ.

    The Biden administration defended its vehicle fuel standards before the D.C. Circuit, urging the appellate court to strike down consolidated challenges brought by Republican-led states and industry groups, saying they can't create a fictional world where alternative-fuel vehicles don't exist.

  2. January 02, 2023

    Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2023

    Some huge environmental cases are on the docket for courts across the country in 2023, including an expected Supreme Court ruling on the Clean Water Act's reach, lawsuits over the federal government's efforts to control vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy, a high court dispute over Superfund liability, and emerging chemicals litigation.

  3. December 09, 2022

    Ethanol Industry Groups Attack Fuel Economy Standards

    U.S. corn growers and ethanol groups on Thursday joined a D.C. Circuit challenge to the Biden administration's vehicle fuel standards, arguing federal regulators unlawfully used state electric vehicle mandates to set its fuel-economy baseline.

  4. November 18, 2022

    Feds' Fuel Regs Targeted By Green Group, Industry, States

    The Biden administration's new fuel economy standards are under attack as environmentalists told the D.C. Circuit they need to be strengthened, while a fuel industry group and red states said they are too strict.

  5. August 02, 2022

    States, Groups Line Up To Defend Fuel Economy Standards

    Numerous environmental groups, transportation electrification advocates, 21 states and several cities are seeking to intervene on the side of the Biden administration as it defends its move to finalize stricter fuel economy standards for cars.