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    23 States Sue Trump Administration In Escalating Battle Over Emissions Standards

    The lawsuit comes two days after the Trump administration revoked California's ability to set its own rules for automobiles. The state's top prosecutor blasted the move as "arbitrary and capricious."
    by Colin Dwyer Sep 20, 2019 2 minutes
    Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency looks on during a news conference Thursday at the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

    Just two days after the Trump administration revoked California's right to set its own emissions standards for automobiles, the state has fired back.

    California, 22 other states and several major cities filed a lawsuit in federal court Friday against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is the division of the Department of Transportation that issued the rule revoking California's authority.

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