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The NAM submitted an amicus letter urging the Texas Supreme Court to grant review of a lower court decision that did not clarify whether the Federal Clean Air Act and the Texas Clean Air Act preempt state tort law claims for damages. The issue stemmed from an earlier claim where residents near natural gas compressor stations and a metering station sued alleging that the facilities interfered with their rights by generating noise and fumes. If tort law claims like these are not preempted by the federal or state Clean Air Act, manufacturers would be exposed to massive additional liability. The NAM argued that both the Federal Clean Air Act and the Texas Clean Air Act preempt state tort claims for damages against facilities lawfully operating under the regulations. The matter remains unsettled as the court dismissed petitioners appeal on other grounds.