The EPA approved California's request for stricter vehicle emission standards, including a ban on new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. This move faces opposition from the incoming Trump administration, which plans to roll back the waiver. The waiver is significant for California and other states that follow its emission standards.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday 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. The incoming Trump administration is likely to try to reverse the action. The California rule is stricter than a federal rule adopted this year that tightens emissions standards but does not require sales of electric vehicles.
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 includes boosting production of fossil fuels and repealing key parts of a landmark 2022 climate law. Trump rescinded California's authority on emissions in 2019, only to be reversed three years later by the Biden EPA, which restored the state's authority in 2022. Any effort by the new administration is likely to spawn a new set of legal challenges that could delay any action. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who often touts California's leadership on climate policy, has cited the advanced clean-cars rule as a key accomplishmen
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