Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, along with 23 other state attorneys general, is pushing back against California’s electric vehicle mandates, calling for the EPA to block California’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulation.
In a joint letter, the coalition argues that the regulation would force states like Kentucky to comply with what they describe as “a nonsensical green agenda.”
Coleman said California climate activists don’t get to set policy for our Commonwealth. Kentucky won’t let our entire economy be shut down in service of a political talking point. The federal government must uphold the law and pull the plug on California’s unrealistic and misguided EV mandate.
The California regulation would require fleet owners, including small operators using trucks only a few days a year, to switch to electric vehicles. Coleman said this would harm Kentucky families by raising costs and placing burdens on the state’s economy.
The coalition argues the Clean Air Act grants only the federal government authority to set vehicle emissions standards, and allowing California to dictate EV mandates would undermine federal authority and disrupt the nation’s supply chain.
The letter from the 24-state coalition, led by Nebraska, calls on the Biden administration to halt California’s mandate, claiming it exceeds the state’s statutory authority and could have far-reaching negative impacts on logistics and transportation industries across the country.
Joining Kentucky in the coalition are attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Source: WBKO
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