STATE:

Why NFIB

Take Action

Get Support

Stay Informed

Podcast Podcast

Careers Careers

Join Now

Home / News /

Small Businesses Challenge EPA’s Waiver on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

November 1, 2022

Small Businesses Challenge EPA’s Waiver on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 1, 2022) – The NFIB Small Business Legal Center filed an amicus brief in the case Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The case concerns the EPA’s waiver allowing California to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. NFIB is challenging the reinstatement of EPA’s waiver. “Small businesses nationwide will feel the consequences of higher energy costs if the EPA’s waiver is allowed,” said Beth Milito, Executive Director of NFIB’s Small Business Legal Center. “Unfortunately, the EPA is acting without clear congressional authorization which will affect the small business economy. NFIB urges the Court to set aside the EPA’s reinstatement of California’s preemptive waiver.” NFIB’s brief argues that 1) the Supreme Court synthesized decades of major-questions-doctrine caselaw in West Virginia v. EPA, and 2) the EPA ignored comments that confirm this is a major-questions case. NFIB filed the amicus brief with the Western States Petroleum Association, California Asphalt Pavement Association, American Trucking Associations, Inc., and National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. The NFIB Small Business Legal Center protects the rights of small business owners in the nation’s courts. NFIB is currently active in more than 40 cases in federal and state courts across the country and in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Topics:

Energy

Legal

State:

Ohio

Get to know NFIB

NFIB is a member-driven organization advocating on behalf of small and independent businesses nationwide.

Learn More

Man with pliers in his hand working on bromn men's shoes

June 5, 2026

Ohio Small Business Job Openings Decline in May

Main Street owners contend with increased labor costs.

June 4, 2026

2026 Vermont Legislative Recap Part II: Healthcare, Energy

Energy and healthcare costs play a major part in VT’s affordability problem.

June 4, 2026

SCOTUS Decision Upholds Unfair FCC Enforcement Procedures

NFIB is disappointed in today’s decision from the United States Supreme Court concluding that the FCC’s enforcement and forfeiture proceedings do not violate t…

June 3, 2026

TAKE ACTION: Ohio Lawmakers are Considering Important Lawsuit Abuse Legislation

Urge your lawmakers to pass HB 105 before the Senate adjourns.

Small Businesses Challenge EPA’s Waiver on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Related Articles