This post is by Vickie Patton, Deputy General Counsel at Environmental Defense.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a 90-page opinion overturning major aspects of the Bush administration’s flawed fuel economy standards for light-duty trucks. Sean Donahue argued the case for Environmental Defense and Susan Fiering for the California Attorney General’s office – on behalf of a larger group of state and environmental petitioners.
Among other things, the court held that the Department of Transportation (DOT):