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California Sues EPA Over Plan To Roll Back Vehicle Emission Standards

Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the lawsuit Tuesday.

California Sues EPA Over Plan To Roll Back Vehicle Emission Standards
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California — with more than a dozen states and the District of Columbia — is suing the Environmental Protection Agency over its plan to scrap an Obama-era policy that set fuel-efficiency goals for vehicles.

California Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the lawsuit Tuesday. 

The suit targets the EPA's efforts to roll back fuel-economy standards for vehicles made between 2022 and 2025. 

Becerra said in a statement, "When the stakes are this high for our families' health and our economic prosperity, we have a responsibility to do what is necessary to defend them."