Federal Judge Grapples With California Emissions Standards Repealed by Congress

A federal judge on Feb. 19 questioned the argument by California and other states seeking to override a congressional decision rescinding a waiver that allowed the Golden State to impose tough vehicle emissions standards.

In Oakland, California, U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. suggested both that California was making a legally untested argument and that there was “some irregularity” in the process Congress used to take away California’s power to administer its own emissions regime.