{"id":2475638,"date":"2025-08-17T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T16:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-files-challenge-to-woke-california-emissions-law\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T12:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T16:47:42","slug":"justice-department-files-challenge-to-woke-california-emissions-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-files-challenge-to-woke-california-emissions-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Department Files Challenge to Woke California Emissions Law"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fjustice-department-files-challenge-to-woke-california-emissions-law%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=2475638&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>The U.S. Justice Department has filed two new lawsuits against the California Air Resources Board (CARB), challenging its enforcement of emissions standards for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-to-open-investigation-into-ram-trucks-over-fuel-pump-failures\/\" title=\"Government To Open Investigation Into Ram Trucks Over Fuel Pump Failures\">heavy-duty trucks<\/a>. These lawsuits align with former President Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts to end California&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-american-voters-reject-bidens-climate-agenda-want-reliable-affordable-domestic-energy\/\" title=\"Poll: American Voters Reject Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda \u2013 Want Reliable, Affordable Domestic Energy\u00a0\">electric vehicle mandates<\/a>. Despite the Biden administration previously allowing CARB to impose such regulations, Trump invalidated EPA waivers that permitted California to enforce these standards.CARB continued enforcement through a &#8220;Clean Truck Partnership,&#8221; wich the Justice Department argues undermines federal law. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major truck manufacturers<\/a> like Daimler and Volvo have filed separate lawsuits against California to block these mandates. Environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, criticized the lawsuits, emphasizing the importance of maintaining commitments to cleaner trucks and protecting air quality in vulnerable communities.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Justice Department attorneys filed two new lawsuits against the California Air Resources Board, the group responsible for making &ldquo;preempted emissions standards&rdquo; for heavy-duty trucks.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-sues-california-end-enforcement-unlawful-emissions-standards-trucks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> from the Justice Department, the complaints align with a vow from President Donald Trump to end the electric vehicle mandate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-left-litigating-america-energy-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-attempts-run-away-biden-harris-administrations-electric-vehicle-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> administration officials had allowed CARB to impose regulations on heavy-duty trucks, but two months ago, Trump invalidated Environmental Protection Agency waivers letting California enforcing the standards.<\/p>\n<p>CARB tried to enforce the standards anyway through a &ldquo;Clean Truck Partnership,&rdquo; the Justice Department asserted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Agreement, contract, partnership, mandate &mdash; whatever California wants to call it, this unlawful action attempts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-greg-abbott-texas-must-fight-federal-overreach-biden-showing-extreme-hostility-to-state\/\" title=\"Gov. Greg Abbott: Texas Must Fight \u2018Federal Overreach\u2019; Biden Showing \u2018Extreme Hostility\u2019 To State\">undermine federal law<\/a>,&rdquo; Acting Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the Environment and Natural Resources Division reacted.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Justice Department Sues California to End Enforcement of Unlawful Emissions Standards for Trucks<\/p>\n<p>&#128279;: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ttxcOiSxn7\">https:\/\/t.co\/ttxcOiSxn7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ih3MPvwqZM\">pic.twitter.com\/Ih3MPvwqZM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DOJ Environment and Natural Resources Division (@DOJEnvironment) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOJEnvironment\/status\/1956383210889216438?\">August 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Donald Trump and Congress have invalidated the Clean Air Act waivers that were the basis for California&rsquo;s actions,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;CARB must respect the democratic process and stop enforcing unlawful standards.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The federal lawsuits come days after four major truck manufacturers filed their own complaints against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/californias-obsession-evs-turning-neighborhoods-minefields\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state<\/a> of California, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/08\/15\/doj-sues-california-to-end-enforcement-of-emissions-standards-for-trucks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>Those companies, which include Daimler and Volvo, are seeking to block California from enforcing the mandates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Notwithstanding that new legislation, California continues to demand compliance with its heavy-duty emissions standards,&rdquo; the case said, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/5448447-truck-makers-sue-california-emissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Some environmental groups were not pleased with the lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The lawsuit paints wealthy truck manufacturers as victims,&rdquo; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierraclub.org\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/lawsuit-truck-makers-daimler-volvo-paccar-traton-against-clean-truck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> from the Sierra Club claimed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128165; The Justice Department is suing California to block the state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsoms-green-energy-crusade-could-mean-new-rules-for-everyone-not-just-california\/\" title=\"Newsom&#039;s green energy crusade could mean new rules for everyone \u2014 not just ...\">truck emissions standards<\/a>. Another Trump vs Gavin showdown over whether CA can set stricter pollution rules than federal law. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BdeCVX1BkW\">pic.twitter.com\/BdeCVX1BkW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; April Silverman (@CaliMAGABarbie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaliMAGABarbie\/status\/1956429054523170881?\">August 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jack Evans, the senior policy strategist for Sierra Club California, said that &ldquo;this move against the Clean Truck Partnership is a disappointing abandonment of a commitment that secured regulatory stability in bringing cleaner trucks to California.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This action jeopardizes a commitment that would bring clean air to the communities that need it most,&rdquo; he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is disappointing to see major truck manufacturers attempting to back away from their commitments in response to a hostile federal government,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now is the moment for private-sector leadership, not maneuvers that undermine our climate goals and slow states&rsquo; progress towards clean air.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to a Justice Department statement, these legal actions support President Donald Trump&#8217;s commitment to terminate California&#8217;s electric vehicle mandate. While the Biden administration had permitted CARB to enforce regulations on heavy-duty trucks, Trump recently revoked EPA waivers that allowed California to implement these standards. Despite this, CARB attempted to continue enforcement through a &#8220;Clean Truck Partnership,&#8221; which the Justice Department claims violates federal law. Acting Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson emphasized that regardless of what California calls it-agreement, contract, partnership, or mandate-this effort unlawfully challenges federal authority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2475639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michael-Featured-Image-43.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[61438,36279,46860,33600,37612],"class_list":["post-2475638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california-emissions-law","tag-environmental-policy","tag-government-regulations","tag-justice-department","tag-legal-challenge"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michael-Featured-Image-43.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2475638"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475642,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475638\/revisions\/2475642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2475639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2475638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2475638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2475638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}