Twenty-one states, led by Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, are challenging a new rule from the Biden administration that would mandate that states create emission standards and report back to the federal government on their progress.
The rule from the Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) would mandate that state departments of transportation come up with goals to reduce CO2 emissions. The Republican attorneys general say that rule is unconstitutional and would harm rural areas where more driving is necessary.
“President Biden is unconstitutionally ramming his radical climate agenda through administrative agencies that lack Congressional authority to implement such actions,” Cameron said. “We will not stand by while this administration attempts to circumvent the legislative process.”
The rule, which is set to go into effect on…
