The Environmental Protection Agency has granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule aimed at banning sales of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035
FILE - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan speaks at Howard University, April 25, 2024, in Washington. of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035. The incoming Trump administration is likely to try to reverse the action.EPA said its review found that opponents of the two waivers did not meet their legal burden to show how either the EV rule or a separate measure on heavy-duty vehicles was inconsistent with the federal Clean Air Act.
“California has longstanding authority to request waivers from EPA to protect its residents from dangerous air pollution coming from mobile sources like cars and trucks,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement. “Today’s actions follow through on EPA’s commitment to partner with states to reduce emissions and act on the threat of climate change.”
The new waiver is important not only to California, but to more than a dozen other states that follow its nation-leading standards on vehicle emissions. Even so, the waiver is likely to be short-lived. President-elect Donald Trump has said he will move to revoke all California waivers as part of an industry-friendly approach that includesAny effort by the new administration is likely to spawn a new set of legal challenges that could delay any action.Newsom said earlier this year. “We won’t stop fighting to protect our communities from pollution and the climate crisis.
The high court will not be reviewing the waiver itself, but instead will look at a related issue: whether fuel producers have legal standing to challenge the federal waiver. A federal appeals court ruled that the companies lacked the right to sue because they produced no evidence that they would be affected by the waiver, which directly affects vehicle manufacturers.
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