加利福尼亚州全州参议院共和党人11月4日请求上诉法院推翻加州汽车排放豁免裁决
美国参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩与其他参议院共和党高层于11月4日请求一家联邦上诉法院推翻一项裁决，该裁决认定美国环境保护局将加州具有里程碑意义的汽车排放规则送交国会审议以便可能废除的做法不当。这是围绕加州清洁空气法豁免权的最新一轮法律交锋。
根据路透社11月4日的报道，美国环境保护局此前根据《清洁空气法》向加州授予豁免，允许加州为汽车、卡车以及草坪和园艺设备制定自己的排放标准。今年6月，环境保护局将这些豁免送交国会，以寻求可能的废除，但一名联邦地区法院法官裁定，环境保护局的这一做法可能违法。
参议院共和党人此次请求上诉法院推翻地区法院的裁决。报道指出，加州排放豁免问题长期以来是联邦与加州在环境政策上的争议焦点，加州的排放标准对全美汽车市场具有广泛影响。目前上诉法院尚未就这一请求作出裁决，案件后续进展仍有待观察。
（来源：路透社）
Senate Republicans Ask Appeals Court on November 4 to Overturn Ruling on California Vehicle Emissions Waivers
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other senior Senate Republicans on November 4 asked a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that found the Environmental Protection Agency improperly sent California's landmark vehicle emissions rules to Congress for potential repeal, the latest legal clash over California's Clean Air Act waivers.
According to Reuters' November 4 report, the EPA had previously granted California waivers under the Clean Air Act allowing the state to set its own emissions standards for cars, trucks, and lawn and garden equipment. In June, the EPA sent those waivers to Congress seeking their possible repeal, but a federal district judge ruled the move was likely unlawful.
The Senate Republicans are asking the appeals court to reverse the district court's ruling. California's emissions waivers have long been a flashpoint in federal-state environmental policy, and the state's standards carry broad influence over the national auto market. The appeals court has not yet ruled on the request.
(Source: Reuters)
来源：路透社
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图片来源：图：加利福尼亚州议会大厦（Sacramento）。Andre m 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The California State Capitol in Sacramento. By Andre m, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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