EPA grants CA authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035; faces reversal by Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : President-elect Donald Trump has said he will move to revoke all California waivers as part of an industry-friendly approach that includes boosting production of fossil fuels and repealing key parts of a landmark 2022 climate law.
57% : He expects Trump to revoke the California waiver next year.Scott Vazin, a spokesman for Toyota in North America, said approval of the California waiver "will distort the auto industry as companies funnel zero-emission vehicles to the states that have adopted California's rules."
45% : "MORE: California could offer electric vehicle rebates if Trump eliminates tax credit, Newsom saysThe new waiver is important not only to California but to more than a dozen other states that follow its nation-leading standards on vehicle emissions.
37% : EPA said its review found that opponents of the two waivers did not meet their legal burden to show how either the EV rule or a separate measure on heavy-duty vehicles was inconsistent with the federal Clean Air Act.
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.
36% : Trump rescinded California's authority on emissions in 2019, only to be reversed three years later by the Biden EPA, which restored the state's authority in 2022.

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