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2024-03-30 -Great Cultural Revolution

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule for Vehicles Struck Down by Texas Judge

[Epoch Times] A judge in Texas struck down a Biden administration rule on March 28 that required states to measure and report the greenhouse gas emissions from any vehicles using the national highway system. The rule was issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 2023 as part of President Biden’s efforts to slash carbon emissions in half by 2030.

Texas sued the DOT in December, arguing the agency lacked legal authority from Congress to enact the rule, and that it violates the Administrative Procedure Act. In his ruling, Judge James Hendrix of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas agreed, stating that the Biden administration lacked authority under law to impose the greenhouse gas emissions performance measure.

"When a regulation attempts to override statutory text, the regulation loses every time, regulations can’t punch holes in the rules Congress has laid down," the judge wrote. "If the people, through Congress, believe that the states should spend the time and money necessary to measure and report GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions and set declining emission targets, they may do so by amending Section 150 or passing a new law. But an agency cannot make this decision for the people," he concluded.

In finalizing the rule in December last year, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the performance measure would provide states with a "clear and consistent framework to track carbon pollution and the flexibility to set their own climate targets."
I wonder how Mayor Pete intended to measure the contribution of Electric Vehicles? A factor based on the percentage of their electricity that comes from coal and gas, perhaps? Could be a computer simulation, for sure.

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Posted by Bobby 2024-03-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11141 views ] Top
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#1 EVs are, and have been for over a decade, an attempt to create a market bubble to rescue underwater public employee retirement plans. Plain and simple.

Posted by no mo uro 2024-03-30 10:32|| 2024-03-30 10:32|| Front Page Top

#2 If the American consumer was convinced EV's were the answer, gasoline powered cars could be had for a song.

Government 'convincing' is for some reason, not working.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-03-30 10:37|| 2024-03-30 10:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes. "Five year plans" don't amount to much.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-03-30 10:47|| 2024-03-30 10:47|| Front Page Top

#4 "When a regulation attempts to override statutory text, the regulation loses every time, regulations can’t punch holes in the rules Congress has laid down," the judge wrote.

There's a lot of that going on with this administration.

Posted by Raj 2024-03-30 13:33|| 2024-03-30 13:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Those federal judges can issue injunctions right quick when they are so inclined. But they are federal employees, after all...

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-03-30 13:47|| 2024-03-30 13:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Exactly, Raj.

Posted by DooDahMan 2024-03-30 14:00|| 2024-03-30 14:00|| Front Page Top

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