Biden's EPA approves California climate rules including ban on new gas car sales in 2035

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Ari Plachta, The Sacramento BeeThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will allow California to enforce rules to end sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles in the state by 2035 and drastically reduce emissions from trucks, the agency announced Wednesday.
48% : No danger found after hazmat report near Napa High School, authorities say Be Bubbly Napa to close downtown Napa space, refocus business CIF State 5-A Football Championship: American Canyon runs past Palmdale 68-47 for title Saturday Napa Farmers Market canceled Man arrested on manslaughter, DUI allegations after fatal Napa County crash St. Helena's Flora Springs acquired by Gina and Jean-Charles Boisset Top 10 stories of 2024, No. 10: Napa native Brock Bowers makes NFL history as rookie Raiders star Three suspects in fatal Napa shootings plead not guilty Napa Open Golf: Sommerhauser's first payday a big one at Silverado ResortThose include the Advanced Clean Cars II rule, adopted in 2022, which mandates California auto dealerships to progressively sell more zero-emission or plug-in hybrid vehicles, culminating in a 2035 ban on new gasoline-powered car sales starting in 2026.
42% : "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 S. Regan.
39% : The conservative blueprint Project 2025, which Trump has sought to disavow, also has plans to cut expert staff from major agencies such as the EPA and replace them with political appointees.
28% : "While Trump threatens to undo California's waiver, he should've learned by now that he can only do what the law allows.
13% : Trump expressed disdain for California's clean transportation rules and Biden's electric vehicle initiatives.

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