EPA Grants Waiver for California's Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting two requests from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for waivers to implement and enforce its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations for light-duty vehicles, and its "Omnibus" low-NOx regulation for heavy-duty highway and off-road vehicles and engines.
53% : EPA maintains a webpage for information on California waivers and authorizations that sets out EPA's administrative process for California waivers and authorization.
53% : EPA continues reviewing additional waiver requests from California and is working to ensure its decisions are durable and grounded by law.
50% : After reviewing the information provided by California, reviewing comments submitted by the public, and applying the limited criteria for waiver review under the Clean Air Act, EPA determined in each case that it would be appropriate to grant both waiver requests.
46% : EPA has taken public comment on both the ACC II and Low-NOx regulation waiver requests from state and local governments, health and environmental organizations, industry, and other stakeholders.
44% : The state must seek a waiver from EPA for new motor vehicle emission standards.
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.

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