California, environmental group plan to sue Trump administration over emissions repeal [View all]

Source: CBS News

February 12, 2026 / 11:24 PM PST / CBS San Francisco


It wasn't a surprise to many that the Trump administration announced a rollback of regulations to curb greenhouse emissions. California Gov. Gavin Newsom fired back immediately, vowing to take this matter to court. So has Earth Justice, one of the leading environmental law nonprofits in the country.

"We plan to sue them in court as soon as the rule is filed in the public register," Senior Attorney Marvin Brown with Earth Justice told CBS News San Francisco.

Brown is concerned about how the repeal will increase the pollution from cars and trucks, which he says accounts for nearly 30% of all greenhouse emissions in the United States.

"It's incredibly dangerous," he said. "We're talking about people's lives here. Not just the lives of people here today but thinking about future generations that are going tobe affected by the actions we take today." President Trump has dismissed those health concerns, referring to climate change as a hoax.

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