Trump’s administration asks the Supreme Court to stop cases as Reuters re -examines policy

Andrew Chung

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration requested a US Supreme Court on Friday to exhibit planned arguments on offer of fuel manufacturers to challenge California standards for vehicles and electric cars under the Federal Air Law.

The new Republican administration has also submitted similar demands in three other cases involving the procedures of federal agencies, giving an early indication that many legal issues will be freshly viewed before court and potentially change positions from Trump’s democratic predecessor Joe Biden.

The expected changes to the government position may be closer to the ideological fit for the conservative majority of the Supreme Court 6-3, which includes the three courts that Trump appointed.

The dispute over California’s vehicle standards focuses on the exception that the US environmental agency has been awarded to the country during the Biden Presidency on the national standards of the vehicle emission set by the Agency under a significant clean air Act.

Although the states and municipalities are generally left to the adoption of its own borders, the Congress has allowed EPA to give up the rules of assumption in order to allow California to set up certain regulations that are stricter than federal standards.

Asking the Supreme Court to stop the case, General Sarah Harris said in the submission of the request: “After a change in the administration, the Acting Acting EPA has found that the Agency needs to review the basis for and a healthy decision to re -establish 2022”.

The EPA action has returned the waiver of California to set its own broadcasts on the buttocks and the term of office of a zero show by 2025, revealing a decision for 2019 during Trump’s first term at the office, abolishing renunciation.

Valer’s diamond alternative energy and related groups challenged the re -establishment of California renunciation, claiming that the decision exceeded the power of EPA under the Clean Air Act and caused the damage to their bottom line by lowering the demand for liquid fuels.

The US Appellate Court for the Columbia District Circle has dismissed lawsuits, finding that Valero and the countries lack the necessary legal position to apply for their requests.

Harrison told the Supreme Court that EPA -In -assessment “could” abolish the need to determine this court “whether the challengers have a legal position.

The Supreme Court has taken a skeptical opinion according to the expansive authority for the Federal Regulatory Agency and has in recent years have limited the powers of EPA to some important judgments.

In June, the court blocked the rule of “good neighbor” EPA -e aimed at reducing ozone emissions that can worsen air pollution in neighboring countries. In 2023, the court extinguished the power of EPA -e to protect the wetlands and fight against water pollution. In 2022, he imposed the limitations of the Agency’s powers under the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon and gas carbon emissions.

On Monday, his first day on duty, Trump said in an executive order that he was seeking the abolition of the new renunciation he awarded the EPA in December in December, allowing the state to end the sale of vehicles only gasoline by 2035. The rule was adopted by 11 other countries.

Trump said EPA should abolish, “if appropriate, state renunciation shows that function to limit car sales on gasoline drive.”