Biden backs California's push to Trump-proof its EV plans

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "EPA continues reviewing additional waiver requests from California and is working to ensure its decisions are durable and grounded by law," the agency said in a news release.
47% : Yet Mary Nichols, a former chair of the California Air Resources Board, said she expects automakers to continue ramping up electric vehicle production regardless of how Trump proceeds.
44% : During his first term, Trump revoked California's waiver for car standards, and he is expected to do so again after taking office in January, setting in motion a massive legal battle between the Golden State and the incoming administration.
37% : "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.
27% : The Environmental Protection Agency's move sets up a clash between the liberal state and President-elect Donald Trump.
26% : But Trump and other Republicans have slammed the Golden State's approach, saying it will force consumers to drive electric vehicles they don't want.
21% : The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted California permission to set stronger limits on harmful emissions from cars, SUVs and trucks, setting up a clash between the liberal state and President-elect Donald Trump.

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