Environmental Advocates Ask to Intervene in Legal Challenge to Fuel Economy Standards

Washington – Six of the nation’s leading environmental groups are moving to defend in court the fuel economy standards that protect Americans’ lives and health, save them money on gas for their cars and trucks, and help us address the climate crisis.

The National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) set strong, protective standards earlier this year. An and gas industry trade association and a coalition of Republican Attorneys General are challenging them in court.

Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Natural Resources Defense Council, Public Citizen, Sierra Club, and Union of Concerned Scientists filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today to intervene in the case in support of the standards

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