The Trump administration is seeking to sue California to halt the state from enforcing its effort to electrify its truck fleet.
The administration filed motions to join existing cases against the state over its rules seeking to reduce pollution and planet-warming emissions from trucks.
The moves come after the Trump administration axed California’s rules — but did so in a legally contested manner.
Now, the Trump administration and truckmakers are accusing the state of enforcing the now-overturned standards through its “Clean Truck Partnership” under which truck companies agreed to follow the state’s rules in exchange for some additional flexibility.
The California Air Resources Board, which is in charge of the truck rules, declined to comment.
