Court Upholds Calif.'s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Source: Associated Press
Court Upholds Calif.'s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
SAN FRANCISCO September 18, 2013 (AP)
By JASON DEAREN Associated Press
A panel of federal judges on Wednesday upheld California's first-in-the-nation mandate requiring fuel producers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected arguments from fuel makers that California's "Low Carbon Fuel Standard" discriminated against out-of-state producers.
The ruling reverses a U.S. District Court ruling in favor of the plaintiffs, and removes an injunction that at one point halted implementation of the law.
The California Air Resources Board, the agency in charge of implementing the standard, appealed, and was able to continue implementing the law while the case was being heard.
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