EPA sued by consumer, manufacturing, agricultural coalitions over new vehicle emissions standards
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Three coalitions comprised of consumer advocacy groups, manufacturing firms, agricultural interests and marketers will be filing a legal petition to try to halt the EPA's new tailpipe rule.
The three coalitions, representing consumer groups, biofuel producers, agricultural interests; including organizations like the American Petroleum Institute (API) and American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), will file petitions in Washington, D.C.'s, federal court seeking to halt implementation of the new regulations. Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
The EPA has said the goals of its rule could be achieved with 56% of new vehicle sales being electric by 2032, which would require a major increase in EV sales in the interim, according to the Associated Press. He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.
The EPA and White House also have argued the new standards, announced in March, do not constitute a ban on internal-combustion engines, but plaintiffs in the lawsuit claimed otherwise. Charles covers media, politics and culture for Fox News Digital.