US EditionAs California Faces Court Battles, States Scramble to Save Their Climate Goals
CALIFORNIA, JUL 7 – Seventeen states, representing 40% of new light-duty vehicle registrations, challenge federal revocation to preserve stricter emissions standards and advance electric vehicle adoption.
- When President Donald Trump signed legislation on June 27 to revoke California’s waiver authority and ban gas-powered car sales by 2035, the effects spread nationwide.
- Recent legislation signed by President Donald Trump signals the end of California’s 'regulatory exceptionalism' as Congress and the administration show unwillingness to grant waivers, aiming to standardize national vehicle rules.
- CARB reports 40% of new light-duty and 25% of heavy-duty vehicle registrations occur in states passing tougher pollution rules, with $15.7 million in EV rebates dispersed this year.
- Following the waiver revocation, states are expanding multimillion-dollar programs like New York's $53 million EV voucher expansion and launching the Affordable Clean Cars Coalition to defend their climate goals.
- Despite challenges, the 2035 EV sales goal faces high costs and legal uncertainty without federal backing, risking states' climate progress.
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States ramp up electric vehicle incentives as Trump revokes California emissions authority
Seventeen states are scrambling to preserve their clean vehicle goals after the Trump administration rescinded California’s power to set stricter tailpipe emissions rules.Rambo Talabong reports for Inside Climate News.In short:California and allied states sued the Trump administration over its rollback of the state's Clean Air Act waiver, which allowed stronger vehicle emissions standards and an electric vehicle sales mandate.States are expandin…
As California’s Emissions Rules Faces Court Battles, States Scramble To Save Their Climate Goals - Inside Climate News
With or without authority to regulate heightened tailpipe emissions, states plan to meet climate goals.By Rambo TalabongWhen President Donald Trump signed legislation to revoke California’s authority to enforce stricter tailpipe emissions standards and to ban sales of gas-powered cars by 2035, the effects rippled far beyond the Golden State.
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State-level decarbonization efforts ramp up
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