Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules That NHTSA Must Set New Light Truck Emissions Standards

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected new fuel economy standards for light trucks, saying the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) did not properly assess greenhouse gas emissions when it set new minimum fuel economy requirements for Model Years 2008 to 2011. The court ordered NHTSA to develop new standards "as expeditiously as possible." The complete ruling can be viewed on the Ninth Circuit Court's Web site (PDF 396KB). Download Adobe Reader