The US Supreme Court sided with fuel producers, saying they should be able to get their day in court to challenge California’s stringent vehicle emissions standards.
Writing for a 7-2 court on Friday, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the producers have “standing,” or the ability to sue over the standards because a ruling in their favor would “redress” their legal harm.
The US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dismissed the claims by businesses, saying they hadn’t shown how a ruling undoing the standards would affect the cost of fuel. The Supreme Court reversed the lower court ruling, finding that ...