The Supreme Court on Friday said it would take up an appeal in a dispute related to California's leading standards for vehicle emissions.

The Supreme Court justices agreed to review whether oil companies have standing to try to overturn a federal waiver for a California clean-car rule that ramped up electric car sales. The standards are the cornerstone of California’s efforts to clean its air and combat climate change.

The Supreme Court says it will take up a business-backed appeal that could make it easier to challenge federal regulations, acting in a dispute related to California’s nation-leading standards for veh

California wants to move away from gas-powered cars. But fuel producers argue the state is acting as a "quasi-federal regulator on global climate change."

California wants to move away from gas-powered cars. But 'the Golden State is not the golden child,' 17 states complained to the Supreme Court.

Ohio and 16 other Republican-dominated states have sued, asserting that a waiver granted to California to set its own rules violates the basic design of the U.S. Constitution, which they assert should treat states as equals.

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to examine California’s authority to set strict vehicle emissions standards, potentially affecting nationwide environmental policy and automotive industry practices. The case focuses specifically on whether fuel companies and other business interests have legal standing to challenge California’s regulations,