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TexasTowelie

(117,584 posts)
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 11:50 PM Jan 2019

Auto dealers sue state to prevent Colorado's adoption of California's low-emission vehicle standard

After unsuccessfully arguing against joining California’s low-emission vehicle standard, a group of local car sellers has sued the state to prevent the regulation from moving forward.

In the complaint filed in District Court in Denver, the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association said the state’s Air Quality Control Commission rushed through the process and failed to follow several statutory requirements, including studying the economic and social effect specifically on Colorado.

“We’re the state with the highest and lowest roads in the country,” said Paul M. Seby, a lawyer with Greenberg Traurig representing the automobile dealers. “We’re also a rural state where we have a large agriculture economy and we’re a truck state. … California is not. They have large population centers and people buy smaller cars. That’s fine, but we’re not California.”

A spokeswoman for the Department of Public Health and Environment said the state is unable to comment.

Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2019/01/29/auto-dealers-sue-colorado-low-emission-vehicle-standard/

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Auto dealers sue state to prevent Colorado's adoption of California's low-emission vehicle standard (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2019 OP
We breathe air, just like Californians. mountain grammy Feb 2019 #1
The lowest roads in the country...? Gumboot Feb 2019 #2
"studying the economic and social effect" ... CloudWatcher Feb 2019 #3

Gumboot

(531 posts)
2. The lowest roads in the country...?
Mon Feb 11, 2019, 09:39 PM
Feb 2019

I didn't know Death Valley was here in Colorado. Hmmm...

But the disgusting yellow morning smog that hangs over Denver and Colorado Springs is very much here, and any attempt to clean it up and help us breathe a little easier is good in my book.

Let's hope the CA emissions standard is mandated here soon.


CloudWatcher

(1,933 posts)
3. "studying the economic and social effect" ...
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 02:17 PM
Feb 2019

Yup, I'd argue the California regulations are not strong enough!

It's going to be really tough to sell cars when the planet resembles Venus more than modern-day Earth.

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