WASHINGTON DC (08/12/2024) –This week, the Institute for Energy Research (IER), along with 23 coalition partners, filed an amicus brief in Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The brief supports petitioners challenging the legality of California’s Clean Air Act waiver and urges the Supreme Court to invalidate it.
The EPA’s decision to rescind the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule Part One: One National Program (“SAFE I”) rule and reinstate California’s Clean Air Act waiver for the zero-emission vehicle sales mandate violates the Constitution’s principles of federalism by unfairly privileging California over the other states. The brief can be found here.
IER President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:
“California Governor Newsom’s extreme policies – like a ban on gas-powered cars and trucks – are ignorant to the needs and realities of most Americans. Despite California’s efforts to remake the country in its far-left image, American consumers value and deserve the freedom to make choices that best suit their budget, lifestyle, and needs. Our comments on this case reflect a commitment to the equal sovereignty of each state and seek to preserve choice in the automobile market. What happens in California should stay in California, especially when it comes to their damaging and costly green agenda.”
The organizations joining IER on the brief are as follows:
- AMAC Action
- American Commitment
- American Energy Alliance
- American Energy Institute
- Americans for Limited Government
- Americans for Tax Reform
- C3 Solutions
- Caesar Rodney Institute
- California Policy Center
- Center for Individual Freedom
- Center of the American Experiment
- Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow
- Competitive Enterprise Institute
- E&E Legal
- Eagle Forum
- Frontiers of Freedom
- Fueling California
- Independent Women’s Law Center
- John Locke Foundation
- Mackinac Center for Public Policy
- Maine Policy Institute
- Rio Grande Foundation
- The Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy
IER Experts Available For Interview On This Topic:
Additional Background Resources From IER:
- IER files Amicus Curiae Brief in Ohio v. EPA
- Free Market Coalition Comment on EPA Proposed Rule California Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Request for Waiver
- Maine Rejects California’s EV Mandate
- Overview of Federal EV Policy
- IER Files Amicus Brief in the DC Circuit in Ohio et al v. the Environmental Protection Agency
- Save Our Cars Coalition
For media inquiries, please contact THOMAS.PYLE@IERDC.ORG
