Trump To Try To Poison California By Repealing Their Power To Fight Smog
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/07/23/trump-to-try-to-poison-california-by-repealing-their-power-to-fight-smog.html
BY JASON EASLEY at Politicus USA
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Trump is going to seek to revoke Obama era standards that gave California that power to fight smog and auto emissions.
Bloomberg reported:
The proposal, expected to be released this week, amounts to a frontal assault on one of former President Barack Obamas signature regulatory programs to curb greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. It also sets up a high-stakes battle over Californias unique ability to combat air pollution and, if finalized, is sure to set off a protracted courtroom battle.
As part of the effort, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will propose revoking the Clean Air Act waiver granted to California that has allowed the state to regulate carbon emissions from vehicle tailpipes and force carmakers to sell electric vehicles in the state in higher numbers, according to three people familiar with the plan. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will likewise assert that California is barred from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from autos under the 1975 law that established the first federal fuel-efficiency requirements, the people said.
This is a major policy shift. It has long been expected that Trump was going to kill Obamas increased fuel efficiency standards, and thus do something that auto manufacturers and consumers dont want. One of the keys to the lower gas prices that the country had during the Obama years was increased vehicle fuel efficiency. There is zero demand in the market for gas guzzlers, but Trump is going to take America back to the 1950s no matter what the marketplace and the American people want.
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