Senate Republicans vote to revoke California’s right to set its own tailpipe pollution rules | GOP lawmakers defied nonpartisan watchdogs to pass resolutions that take away California’s ability to set its own pollution standards for cars and trucks.
In short
Senate Republicans went forward with the vote anyway, revoking waivers that allow California to pursue its climate goals and improve air quality by reducing emissions from cars and trucks. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had previously issued waivers to California approving its plans to require an increasing number of medium and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission, and all passenger vehicles sold to be zero-emission by 2035. The resolutions passed today attempt to hobble one of the…
Key points
- Senate Republicans went forward with the vote anyway, revoking waivers that allow Califor…: Senate Republicans went forward with the vote anyway, revoking waivers that allow California to pursue its climate goals and improve air quality by reducing emissions from cars and trucks.
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had previously issued waivers to California app…: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had previously issued waivers to California approving its plans to require an increasing number of medium and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission, and all passenger vehicles so
- The resolutions passed today attempt to hobble one of the most ambitious plans to tackle…: The resolutions passed today attempt to hobble one of the most ambitious plans to tackle climate change in the nation by rescinding those approvals.