Biden Administration Is Said to Allow California to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars
Biden Administration Is Said to Allow California to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars
California and 11 other states want to halt the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to try to stop them.
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to California Tailpipe Emissions Limits
The justices agreed to decide whether industry groups have suffered the sort of injury that gave them standing to sue over an unusual waiver.
This shouldn’t require federal approval at all.
I'm sure the party of states rights will take issue with it in a few months.....
It’s not really a state rights thing though: my state is not allowed to do something like that on its own
This is a federal thing that there’s a specific exception for California and the rest of us can only follow them or stick to federal standards
Articles keep linking this back to the clean air act but I don’t remember reading where the exception is. If it’s in the clean air act, I don’t see how Trump can change that: it has to be Congress. If it’s an EPA regulation or executive exception, that’s another story, but hopefully would at least be time consuming
Eat shit, other states. We’re dissuading ICE because it’s polluting Los Angeles. If your state doesn’t buy enough ICE to make it worthwhile that’s a “you” problem.
I don't think anyone asked Biden administration their opinion though
What an awkwardly worded headline