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Environmental & Energy

Jul. 22, 2026

Attorney General sues Trump Administration over greenhouse gas regulations

Rob Bonta, along with 19 other states and one city claim the rule will allow industries to continue to use the gases which have a greater global warming impact significantly greater than carbon dioxide.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and attorneys general from 19 other states, along with New York City, sued the Trump administration Tuesday over a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule that eases restrictions on hydrofluorocarbons, potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning.

The petition, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, argues the rule unlawfully weakens regulations adopted under the American Innov...

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