Author: Deborah Lockridge

“California demands that OEMs follow preempted laws; the USA maintains such laws are illegal and orders OEMs to disregard them,” explains the lawsuit. “This case isn’t tenable.” California’s plans to proceed its push to zero-emissions heavy-duty trucks through a previous agreement with truck makers is facing challenges from the Trump administration in addition to the truck makers themselves.At issue is the validity of a 2022 agreement between the California Air Resources board and truck OEMs called the Clean Truck Partnership. After Congress yanked Environmental Protection Agency waivers for more stringent California truck emissions rules this summer, state regulators have indicated…