{"id":2209175,"date":"2024-03-29T13:06:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T17:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-strikes-down-bidens-highway-rule-imposing-climate-agenda-on-states\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T13:06:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T17:06:34","slug":"federal-judge-strikes-down-bidens-highway-rule-imposing-climate-agenda-on-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-strikes-down-bidens-highway-rule-imposing-climate-agenda-on-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge invalidates Biden&#8217;s highway regulation enforcing climate policies on states"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judge-strikes-down-bidens-highway-rule-imposing-climate-agenda-on-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2209175&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge in\u2063 Texas invalidated a\u200d Biden \u2062administration rule requiring states and cities\u200b to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. The rule, issued by the\u200c Federal\u200b Highway \u2062Administration, was challenged by Republicans who contested \u2062the \u2062federal government&#8217;s authority in imposing such regulations. Texas sued to repeal the rule, leading the judge to rule in favor of\u200d the state. The \u2062Biden administration&#8217;s mandate for states and cities to cut transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions was overturned\u2062 by a federal judge in Texas. Republicans\u2063 disputed the federal\u2063 government&#8217;s power to \u2062enforce\u2063 such rules. Texas filed a lawsuit against the regulation, resulting in the \u2064judge ruling in Texas&#8217;s favor.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A federal judge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> struck down a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2023\/12\/07\/2023-26019\/national-performance-management-measures-assessing-performance-of-the-national-highway-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rule<\/a> from the Biden administration that required states and cities to measure and set goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions \u201cassociated with transportation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The rule, put forth by the Federal Highway Administration, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-admin-sued-over-rule-that-mandates-emissions-standards-for-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized by Republicans<\/a> who argued that the federal government lacked authority to implement the mandate and that it was an attempt by the Biden administration to impose its climate agenda on conservative states. Texas sued in December to have the rule vacated and a federal judge sided with the state on Wednesday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cA federal administrative agency cannot act without congressional authorization. Here, the Federal Highway Administration created a rule requiring the states to measure, report, and set declining targets for the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by vehicles using the interstate and national-highway systems,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/subscriber.politicopro.com\/eenews\/f\/eenews\/?id=0000018e-855e-dc9c-ab9f-adfe6b270000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> Judge James Hendrix of the Northern District of Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTexas sued, alleging that the agency lacked authority to enact the rule. Given the statutory text\u2019s plain language and context, the Court agrees,\u201d Hendrix, a Trump appointee, added. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his 49-page decision, Hendrix said that the Department of Transportation had attempted to override the law\u2019s \u201cclear limitation of authorized performance measures to those that track the physical condition and efficiency of the interstate and national-highway systems.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He said that in order for the federal government to <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">force states to make greenhouse gas measurements Congress either had to amend 23 U.S. Code Section 150, a federal law related to national highways and interstates, or pass an entirely new law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIf the people, through Congress, believe that the states should spend the time and money necessary to measure and report GHG emissions and set declining emission targets, they may do so by amending Section 150 or passing a new law,\u201d Hendrix wrote. \u201cBut an agency cannot make this decision for the people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The decision was celebrated by Republicans in Congress, including Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis was a clear case of blatant overreach by the Biden Administration from the beginning, and we commend the Court for its ruling that a \u2018federal administrative agency cannot act without congressional authorization,\u2019\u201d Graves and Crawford said in a statement. \u201cCongress rejected the inclusion of a GHG performance measure requirement when the infrastructure law was developed, making the Administration\u2019s rule making an unlawful attempt to circumvent Congress and force this one-size-fits-all burden upon every state and community across the country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Texas, a federal judge nullified a Biden administration rule mandating states and cities to track and reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. 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