Supreme Court Agrees to Review California Alternative-Fuel Rule

The Supreme Court has agreed to review an appeals court decision upholding the California South Coast Air Quality Management District’s requirement that certain public and private fleets buy alternative-energy vehicles instead of those powered by diesel engines.

The Supreme Court’s decision in Engine Manufacturers Association v. South Coast Air Quality Management District would affect government agencies in Los Angeles and Orange counties and parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The 12,000-square-mile area is home to 14 million people.

SCAQMD spokesman Sam At-wood told Transport Topics Aug. 1 that the courts have consistently upheld the district’s “fleet rules.”

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