Biden EPA Approves Waiver For California's 2035 Gas-Powered Vehicle Ban

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "Governor Newsom, who had been in support of federal government backing for one of his most notable pet mandates for years, added that "Clean cars are here to stay.
55% : While the policy facilitated other states to issue similar laws, it soon faced something that Californian-led policies rarely receive - contraction.
47% : "I will end the electric vehicle mandate on day one," said Trump at the RNC earlier this year in Milwaukee.
38% : The majority of Californians don't like the mandate, plus Trump doesn't want the rule in place.
37% : "Veronica Deer, an auto industry analyst who focuses on the electric market, added in a Globe interview that "This definitely adds another hurdle for Trump to block the mandate, but it is still very likely that he'll do it.
34% : Biden EPA Approves Waiver For California's 2035 Gas-Powered Vehicle Ban'Expect Trump to fight back on this early next year, with a ban likely by the end of Newsom's term in 2026'By Evan Symon, December 18, 2024 10:02 am18 Dec 2024 10:02 amThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on orders from the Biden administration, announced on Wednesday that they have approved California's mandate to ban the sale of all gas-powered vehicles by 2035, making it more difficult for President-elect Donald Trump to federally stop the mandate during his upcoming term.
34% : "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," said EPA Administrator Michael Regan on Wednesday.
34% : Hell, Trump could have been on board with that if the automakers were.
31% : "Expect Trump to fight back on this early next year, with a ban likely by the end of Newsom's term in 2026.
28% : More worrying for Newsom, the action also showed that Trump would be willing to fight back against EV policies across the country.
9% : And since the EPA under Trump was actively going after the 2035 policy in California legally until Biden was sworn into office in early 2021, it sparked further fears that Trump would attempt a federal action halting state gas-powered car sales bans.

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