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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule for Vehicles Struck Down by Texas Judge
[Epoch Times] A judge in Texas struck down a Biden administration rule on March 28 that required states to measure and report the greenhouse gas emissions from any vehicles using the national highway system. The rule was issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 2023 as part of President Biden’s efforts to slash carbon emissions in half by 2030.Texas sued the DOT in December, arguing the agency lacked legal authority from Congress to enact the rule, and that it violates the Administrative Procedure Act. In his ruling, Judge James Hendrix of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas agreed, stating that the Biden administration lacked authority under law to impose the greenhouse gas emissions performance measure. "When a regulation attempts to override statutory text, the regulation loses every time, regulations can’t punch holes in the rules Congress has laid down," the judge wrote. "If the people, through Congress, believe that the states should spend the time and money necessary to measure and report GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions and set declining emission targets, they may do so by amending Section 150 or passing a new law. But an agency cannot make this decision for the people," he concluded. In finalizing the rule in December last year, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the performance measure would provide states with a "clear and consistent framework to track carbon pollution and the flexibility to set their own climate targets." I wonder how Mayor Pete intended to measure the contribution of Electric Vehicles? A factor based on the percentage of their electricity that comes from coal and gas, perhaps? Could be a computer simulation, for sure. Deprecated: pg_query(): Automatic fetching of PostgreSQL connection is deprecated in /var/www/html/rantburg/ajax/refs.php on line 27 Related: Greenhouse gas emissions: 2024-02-25 California ignores toxic waste dumped offshore, spends billions on clean energy Greenhouse gas emissions: 2024-01-27 Freight traveling through the Suez Canal dropped by 45% since start of Houthi attacks Greenhouse gas emissions: 2023-12-22 Oregon Appeals Court Invaidates State's Climate Control Rules Deprecated: pg_query(): Automatic fetching of PostgreSQL connection is deprecated in /var/www/html/rantburg/ajax/refs.php on line 40 Deprecated: pg_query(): Automatic fetching of PostgreSQL connection is deprecated in /var/www/html/rantburg/ajax/refs.php on line 47 Deprecated: pg_query(): Automatic fetching of PostgreSQL connection is deprecated in /var/www/html/rantburg/ajax/refs.php on line 51 Deprecated: pg_query(): Automatic fetching of PostgreSQL connection is deprecated in /var/www/html/rantburg/ajax/refs.php on line 27 Related: Pete Buttigieg: 2024-03-27 Pete Buttigieg calls collapsed Baltimore Francis Scott Key bridge one of the 'cathedrals of American infrastructure' and warns of massive supply chain issues Pete Buttigieg: 2024-02-18 Buttigieg: Rail Accidents Have Increased over Past Year Despite Us Doing All We Can Because Congress Hasn't Acted Pete Buttigieg: 2024-01-15 FAA's diversity push includes focus on hiring people with ‘severe intellectual' and ‘psychiatric' disabilities Deprecated: pg_query(): Automatic fetching of PostgreSQL connection is deprecated in /var/www/html/rantburg/ajax/refs.php on line 40 Deprecated: pg_query(): Automatic fetching of PostgreSQL connection is deprecated in /var/www/html/rantburg/ajax/refs.php on line 47 Deprecated: pg_query(): Automatic fetching of PostgreSQL connection is deprecated in /var/www/html/rantburg/ajax/refs.php on line 54 Posted by: Bobby 2024-03-30 |
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