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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
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U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging federal district court to hold that the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempts California’s carbon-dioxide emissions standards for motor vehicles. EPCA expressly preempts state laws “related to fuel economy standards or average fuel economy standards”; the only way to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions is to reduce the amount of fuel combusted, which increases fuel economy
August 19, 2026
Misha Tseytlin, Graham K. Bryant, and Elizabeth Holt Andrews of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP served as outside counsel.