Industry Groups Sue Biden Admin to Block Emissions Rule

A coalition of oil and gas trade groups has sued the Biden administration, challenging new emissions standards that they argue will effectively ban most new gas cars and traditional hybrids from the U.S. market in less than a decade.

In one of several legal filings brought by more than 30 different industry bodies, the American Petroleum Institute (API)—the country’s largest oil trade group—alleges that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped its statutory authority in adopting the rules on emissions for light- and medium-duty vehicles, restrictions the complaint describes as “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, and not in accordance with law.”

The petition, which was filed on June 13 in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, asks the court to declare the EPA rule unlawful and vacate it.

“EPA has exceeded its congressional authority with this regulation that will eliminate most new gas cars and traditional hybrids from the U.S. market in less than a decade,” Ryan Meyers, API senior vice president and general counsel, said in a statement. “Today, we are taking action to protect American consumers, U.S. manufacturing workers and our nation’s hard-won energy security from this intrusive government mandate.”

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