EPA Approves California Plan to Ban Sales of Gas Cars by 2035

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : California's rule, designed to transition the state toward zero-emission vehicles, is stricter than recently adopted federal regulations.
47% : The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved California's plan to enforce pioneering vehicle emissions standards, including banning sales of new gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2035.
43% : "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.
40% : However, the waiver is likely to be short-lived as Trump has made clear his intention to rescind California's waivers as part of a broader agenda to promote fossil fuels and roll back environmental regulations.
37% : While it is unclear if the waivers will be rescinded when Trump takes office, any effort by the new administration is likely to spawn a new set of legal challenges that could delay any action.
34% : This decision, announced on Wednesday, has reignited political and legal tensions as President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration pledges to overturn it.

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