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California and a coalition of 16 states filed a complaint against the Trump administration on Wednesday, saying that it illegally blocked $ 5 billion in Congress allocated to the construction of electric vehicle load infrastructure.
States allege that an executive decree of President Donald Trump ordering federal agencies to stop publishing appropriate money for EV The infrastructure under the investment law and infrastructure jobs of former President Joe Biden are illegal.
It is the last of a series of legal challenges of the States led by the Democrats against the orders of the administration which they claim to be illegal.
The prescription, which was made the first day in power of Trump, resulted in the freezing of the Federal Highway Administration of more than $ 300 million in funding which had been awarded to CaliforniaCosting jobs and dismantling a critical emerging technology industry, according to the trial.
On Wednesday, Rob Bonta, California Attorney General, accused the president of illegally withdrawing billions of federal funding for electric vehicles and working to “back up the environment and climate change protections”.
“California will not back up, no big oil, not the federal scope,” he said in a statement.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, considered a pretender to the potential democratic presidential election, positions himself as a leader in opposition to the Trump administration.
California has brought 19 prosecutions since the inauguration of Trump. Earlier this week, Newsom joined 16 other Democratic governors in legal action against the administration aimed at blocking the federal government's decision to freeze new wind energy developments across the country.
Last month, it was one of a dozen states that challenged the legality of Trump's radical tariffs, saying that they are unconstitutional because the congress did not give it the power to increase taxes on imports.
In a press release, Newsom said Trump's action does not hold the funds for EV load was “another gift for China – assign American innovation and kill thousands of jobs”.
“Instead of Teslas Teslas on the White House lawn, President Trump could actually help Elon (Musk) – and the nation – following the law and released this bipartite funding,” added Newsom.
California is a leader in clean energy technology among American states and has the largest property of the country's electric vehicles. According to the government of the State of California.
The US Energy Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
