Posted on 06/14/2017 2:18:06 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Eleven states, led by California and New York, have sued the Trump administration for failing to finalize energy-efficiency regulations for portable air conditioners, walk-in coolers and other products.
The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, represents the latest front in an escalating legal battle over the remaining pieces of Obamas climate change legacy led by a coalition of blue states, which are also fighting attempts to roll back Obamas Clean Power Plan.
The current lawsuit involves the final five in a large batch of rules issued by the Obama administrations Energy Department, which were left in a curious state of limbo after Trumps inauguration.
The standards were finalized shortly before Trumps inauguration, but subjected to a mandatory 45 day error correction review, focused on catching typographical errors and other minor problems.
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Or as Obama himself said it, “Elections have consequences”
Thats easy, they have been operating with a Waiver since CARB’s existence. The new head of the EPA has hinted he may not renew the waivers, that puts CARB officially out of business if he doesn’t grant the new waivers, everything, all regulations,laws,...gone.
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