{"id":2213709,"date":"2024-04-05T11:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-barr-group-sues-california-for-choke-hold-zero-emissions-regulations-on-heavy-duty-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T11:15:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:15:23","slug":"bill-barr-group-sues-california-for-choke-hold-zero-emissions-regulations-on-heavy-duty-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-barr-group-sues-california-for-choke-hold-zero-emissions-regulations-on-heavy-duty-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Barr&#8217;s organization files lawsuit against California over strict zero-emissions rules for large vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fbill-barr-group-sues-california-for-choke-hold-zero-emissions-regulations-on-heavy-duty-vehicles%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=2213709&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>California is\u2062 facing legal action from a\u2062 business group led by former \u2062Attorney General William Barr over the state&#8217;s zero-emissions vehicle mandate. The\u200b group, American Free\u200b Enterprise Chamber of Commerce,\u2063 along with Associated Equipment Distributors,\u2063 filed a lawsuit in\u200c 2022 against California officials for implementing\u2062 strict regulations without EPA approval. The lawsuit argues the mandate would have detrimental effects \u200con\u200c the state&#8217;s economy and\u200b citizens.  <\/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<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a> is being sued by a free market business group, the legal department of which is led by former Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/advanced-search?algoSearch=william+barr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>William Barr<\/a>, for the state\u2019s zero-emissions vehicle mandate.<\/p>\n<p>The tight new restrictions seek to phase out all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/advanced-search?algoSearch=diesel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>diesel<\/a>-powered, heavy-duty vehicles by 2036.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2022, the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce filed the lawsuit this week with co-plaintiff Associated Equipment Distributors with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The suit lists California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Air Resources Board Executive Officer Steven Cliff as defendants.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs allege that California\u2019s Advanced Clean Fleets regulations are in violation of the federal Clean Air Act because the state never obtained a waiver from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the plan. The new rules, which kicked in this year, say trucking companies must begin transitioning their fleets from diesel-powered to zero-emissions vehicles this year.   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia\u2019s attempt to effectively abolish the internal combustion engine by forcing Americans to buy EVs is not only illegal but a threat to our American free enterprise,\u201d Barr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/former-ag-bill-barrs-free-market-group-sues-california-over-ev-truck-mandate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a><em> <\/em>Fox News Digital. \u201cThis mandate is unlikely to produce any net reduction in carbon emissions, and even if it does, any benefit will be negligible in comparison to the massive costs these mandates impose on our economy and individual American families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barr said the regulations would put a \u201cchoke hold\u201d on the state\u2019s economy. The lawsuit also alleges that the mandates are thwarted by the Energy Independence and Security Act, which allows the federal government to set fuel economy standards, and the Federal Aviation Administration, which yields state trucking regulations to federal standards.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s most aggressive truck electrification plan, which requires all commercial truck sales for the fleet to be zero emissions by 2036, was adopted by CARB in 2023. The mandates target \u201chigh priority\u201d fleets, which are companies operating 50 trucks or collecting $50 million in revenue each year. The policy states that a quarter of these box trucks and vans will be zero-emissions by 2028. <\/p>\n<p>At the federal level, the Biden administration is also pushing for big rigs to go all-electric, posing a financial concern for truckers because electric vehicles are heavier, won\u2019t go as far, and take longer to charge. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m an owner-operator. I\u2019ve been in the business for 30 years,\u201d Mike Nichols, a Wisconsin-based trucker,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/truckers-hit-biden-admin-climate-crackdown-pushing-electric-big-rigs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> told<\/a> Fox News Digital. \u201cEven if they subsidized the cost of the electric vehicle 100%, I still would refuse because I still would go broke. That\u2019s how useless they are. If they gave me one of these things, I still wouldn\u2019t take it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Concerning the lawsuit in California, Bonta did not comment, but CARB spokeswoman Kate Lamb shared with Fox News Digital the projected climate benefits of the new regulations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile trucks represent only 6 percent of the vehicles on California\u2019s roads, they account for over 35% of the state\u2019s transportation-generated nitrogen oxide emissions and a quarter of the state\u2019s on-road greenhouse gas emissions,\u201d Lamb said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Attorney General William Barr&#8217;s business group is suing California over its stringent zero-emissions vehicle mandate. The regulations aim to eliminate diesel-powered heavy-duty vehicles by 2036. 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