In a 240-page decision, U.S. District Judge William Sessions in Montpelier, Vt., emphatically rejected automakers' central argument against the laws in both states - that the only way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to increase fuel economy, an area regulated exclusively by the federal government. "Nothing in (federal law) indicates that Congress intended to displace emission regulation by California that would have an effect on fuel economy," Sessions said, noting that Vermont's law is identical to California's 2002 statute. He also denied the industry's claims that state regulation would make cars unaffordable and unsafe... States looking to regulate greenhouse gases win big in court
In a 240-page decision, U.S. District Judge William Sessions in Montpelier, Vt., emphatically rejected automakers' central argument against the laws in both states - that the only way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to increase fuel economy, an area regulated exclusively by the federal government. "Nothing in (federal law) indicates that Congress intended to displace emission regulation by California that would have an effect on fuel economy," Sessions said, noting that Vermont's law is identical to California's 2002 statute. He also denied the industry's claims that state regulation would make cars unaffordable and unsafe... States looking to regulate greenhouse gases win big in court
