Fury as California gets green light to ban all gas cars in Dem state

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The Republican 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.
50% : The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday granted two requests from Gavin Newsom's administration to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including the plan to ban the sale of all gas-powered cars by 2035The 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.
44% : The CEO, who expects Trump to demolish the waiver, said that although automakers are making electric vehicles, consumers still have 'reasonable expectation they can still choose what kind of vehicle to drive.'Scott Vazin, a spokesman for Toyota in North America, worried the new rules will leave some consumers without the ability to purchase a vehicle that fits their 'mobility needs.'Despite that, Governor Gavin Newsom - who often touts California's leadership on climate policy - said the EPA's approval of the advanced clean-cars rule was a vote of confidence in California's accomplishments in 'protecting our people by cleaning our air and cutting pollution.''Naysayers like President-Elect Trump would prefer to side with the oil industry over consumers and American automakers, but California will continue fostering new innovations in the market,' he said.
39% : The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions after it found opponents were not able to meet the legal burden to how it was inconsistent with the federal Clean Air Act.
36% : '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36% : Trump rescinded California's authority on emissions in 2019, only to be reversed three years later by the Biden EPA, which restored the state's authority in 2022.
33% : Despite the environmental win in the state, the requests are expected to be immediately reversed when President-Elect Donald Trump takes office in late JanuaryTrump rescinded California's authority on emissions in 2019, only to be reversed three years later by the Biden EPA, which restored the state's authority in 2022Environmental groups also hailed the Biden administration's action.

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