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Amicus Brief of Consumer Reports
January 14, 2026
Order Granting Abeyance
April 2, 2021
EPA and NHTSA’s Reply in Support of Abeyance
March 8, 2021
NGOs’ Opposition to Abeyance
March 1, 2021
States’ Opposition to Abeyance
March 1, 2021
EPA and NHTSA’s Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance
February 19, 2021
Order Granting Clean Fuels Development Coalition’s Dismissal
January 28, 2021
Amicus Brief of Scientists and Economists
January 21, 2021
Amicus Brief of Economists
January 21, 2021
Amicus Brief of Professor Michael Greenstone
January 21, 2021
Amicus Brief of Ethanol Producers
January 21, 2021
Amicus Brief of Health and Medical Organizations
January 21, 2021
Amicus Brief of National League of Cities et al.
January 21, 2021
Amicus Brief of National Parks Organizations
January 21, 2021
Amicus Brief of Institute for Policy Integrity
January 21, 2021
Amicus Brief of Members of Congress
January 21, 2021
Amicus Brief of Professor Jason Bordoff
January 20, 2021
Clean Fuels Development Coalition’s Motion to Dismiss Petition
January 14, 2021
NGOs’ Opening Brief
January 14, 2021
States’ Opening Brief
January 14, 2021
Industry Petitioners’ Opening Brief
January 14, 2021
CEI’s Opening Brief
January 14, 2021
Order on Briefing Format, Record Motions, and Ford et al.’s Intervention
October 19, 2020
Order Granting Unopposed Motions to Intervene
October 8, 2020
EPA and NHTSA’s Reply on Briefing Format
September 28, 2020
States’ and NGOs’ Reply in Support of Record Motion
September 25, 2020
CEI’s Reply in Support of Record Motion
September 25, 2020
Petitioners’ Reply on Briefing Format
September 21, 2020
EPA and NHTSA’s Opposition to States’ and NGOs’ Record Motion
September 18, 2020
EPA and NHTSA’s Opposition to CEI’s Record Motion
September 18, 2020
Ford et al.’s Response on Briefing Format
September 14, 2020
Alliance for Automotive Innovation’s Response on Briefing Format
September 14, 2020
EPA and NHTSA’s Response and Motion on Briefing Format
September 14, 2020
Petitioners’ Motion on Briefing Format
September 4, 2020
CEI’s Motion to Complete Record
August 28, 2020
States’ and NGOs’ Motion to Complete and Supplement Record
August 25, 2020
Clean Fuels Development Coalition’s Statement of Issues
July 31, 2020
Ford et al.’s Reply in Support of Intervention
July 16, 2020
EPA and NHTSA’s Opposition to Ford et al.’s Intervention
July 9, 2020
EPA and NHTSA’s Certified Indexes to Administrative Record
July 6, 2020
Air Districts’ Statement of Issues
July 1, 2020
Power Companies’ Statement of Issues
July 1, 2020
Order Consolidating Cases
July 1, 2020
Advanced Energy Economy’s Statement of Issues
July 1, 2020
NCAT’s Statement of Issues
July 1, 2020
NGOs’ Statement of Issues for NHTSA Action
June 30, 2020
NGOs’ Statement of Issues for EPA Action
June 29, 2020
States’ Statement of Issues
June 29, 2020
Ford et al.’s Motion to Intervene
June 29, 2020
Clean Fuels Development Coalition’s Petition for Review
June 29, 2020
CEI’s Statement of Issues
June 22, 2020
Ingevity’s Motion to Intervene
June 19, 2020
NGOs’ Motion to Intervene in CEI Petition
June 1, 2020
Declarations Supporting NGOs’ Motion to Intervene
June 1, 2020
Order Consolidating Cases
June 1, 2020
States’ Motion to Intervene in CEI Petition
May 29, 2020
Air Districts’ Petition for Review
May 28, 2020
Power Companies’ Petition for Review
May 28, 2020
NCAT’s Petition for Review
May 28, 2020
Advanced Energy Economy’s Petition for Review
May 28, 2020
NGOs’ Petition for Review of NHTSA Action
May 27, 2020
NGOs’ Petition for Review of EPA Action
May 27, 2020
States’ Petition for Review
May 27, 2020
Alliance for Automotive Innovation's Corrected Motion to Intervene in CEI Petition
May 22, 2020
Alliance for Automotive Innovation's Motion to Intervene in CEI Petition
May 22, 2020
CEI’s Petition for Review
May 1, 2020

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