More precisely, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), together with the US Chamber of Commerce asked the court to reconsider a waiver which allowed the state to impose higher vehicle fuel economy requirements. The California waiver soon expanded into 14 others states, who adopted it without major modifications, but the automakers themselves did not protest the tougher regulations.
As a result, the two groups that asked the court to review the waiver said that California received from the EPA a mandate to deal with the world-wide environmental problem of global warming, a decision that is “unreasonable.”
The court, on the other hand, decided that the Chamber of Commerce and NADA “lack the requisite personal stake to sustain their challenge,” adding that the emission regulations are meant for automakers, and not car dealers. The two groups were acting on behalf of automobile dealers. As a result, the court decided to “not vacate the waiver decision granting California this enforcement authority.”
"This is a major victory for the millions of Americans that are working together to unleash smart policies to break our dependence on oil, save families money at the gas pump and reduce dangerous pollution," said the Environmental Defense Fund, according to Autonews.
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