<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>The Justice Department sued California over its electric vehicle mandate in two complaints filed this week, seeking to end the state’s emission standards enforced through its “<a href="https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/clean-truck-partnership-home" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/clean-truck-partnership-home" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/clean-truck-partnership-home" aria-label="Clean Truck Partnership">Clean Truck Partnership</a>,” which requires a share of heavy-duty vehicles to be electric by 2035.</p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/689f69ad620183d8a5e3f867/US-AUTOMOBILE-ENVIRONMENT/960x0.jpg?cropX1=283&amp;cropX2=4183&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=2598" alt="US-AUTOMOBILE-ENVIRONMENT" width="100%" height="auto"></div><div style="--article-bg-color:#faf3f1"><div class="bMqrj"><div class="Jp--BF7-"><span style="-webkit-line-clamp:2" class="Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM">The two complaints were filed Friday. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)</span></div><small class="pGGCM2aD">AFP via Getty Images</small></div></div></figure>

<div class="key-facts-element"><p>The <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1411296/dl?inline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1411296/dl?inline" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1411296/dl?inline" aria-label="two">two</a> <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1411306/dl?inline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1411306/dl?inline" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1411306/dl?inline" aria-label="complaints">complaints</a> also take issue with the California Air Resources Board’s standards for light-duty vehicles, which aim to lower pollution and transition to zero-emission vehicles, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-california-end-enforcement-unlawful-emissions-standards-trucks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-california-end-enforcement-unlawful-emissions-standards-trucks" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-california-end-enforcement-unlawful-emissions-standards-trucks" aria-label="calling the rules">calling the rules</a> “unlawful” and an attempt to "undermine federal law.”</p></div>

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The DOJ wants to end California’s "Clean Truck Partnership," which aims to curb pollution through engine requirements, electric vehicle mandates and maintenance regulations.{ai:summary}<p>DOJ sues California over its electric-vehicle mandate, filing two complaints to halt the Clean Truck Partnership that requires heavy trucks to go electric by 2035.</p><p>The suits challenge CARB's light-duty rules, deeming them unlawful and an attempt to undermine federal law.#politics</p>

DOJ Sues California Over Its Truck Emission Standards

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