By Trish Svoboda

Today, April 3, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach declared that a federal judge has thwarted an effort by the Biden Administration to phase out gas-powered vehicles.

Kobach, representing a coalition of 21 states, challenged a rule by the Federal Highway Administration in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. This rule would have compelled states to reduce CO2 emissions on their roads. “President Biden’s administration is constantly exceeding its authority. Once again, Republican attorneys general have stepped in to prevail over the Biden bureaucracy,” Kobach said.

Had the rule from the Federal Highway Administration not been invalidated, it would have mandated states to establish goals for lowering greenhouse gas emissions from vehicular sources. Several states expressed concerns that this rule from the FHWA might eradicate potential economic growth and initiatives to create jobs.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman led the coalition in the FHWA suit. In addition to Kobach, attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming also joined the coalition.