EPA Restores California’s Authority To Set Its Own Auto Pollution Rules

"California is back in the driver’s seat as it steers the nation toward a future of cleaner cars and light trucks.

The Biden administration on Wednesday reinstated the state’s authority to set motor vehicle pollution standards stricter than the federal government’s. That includes tighter restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions.

The decision, announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, reverses an attempt by the Trump administration to block the state from using its vast market power to push the auto industry in a greener direction. The 2019 revocation of its waiver from the federal standard put California and the states that follow its lead on pollution limits into regulatory limbo, casting a mood of uncertainty across the automobile industry."

Russ Mitchell reports for the Los Angeles Times March 9, 2022.

SEE ALSO:

"Biden Restores California’s Power to Set Stringent Tailpipe Rules" (New York Times)

"EPA Restores California’s Right To Set Stricter Car Regs" (E&E News)

"Biden Reverses Trump Crackdown on California Car Pollution Rules" (Bloomberg)