AG Jones joins multi-state lawsuit over EPA’s repeal of landmark car emissions determination

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 431

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Virginia has joined 24 other states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 12 cities and counties suing over the Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, Attorney General Jay Jones announced Wednesday.

The finding was based on scientific evidence that motorized vehicles’ carbon emissions contribute to air pollution that harms public health. Following that determination, the EPA set federal standards for emissions that led to a clamp down …

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