Reversing Trump, Biden reinstates California authority to set pollution standards for cars
The Biden administration on Wednesday restored California's authority to set its own tailpipe emission standards for cars and light trucks, reversing a policy put in place by former President Donald Trump.
The policy change announced by the Environmental Protection Agency overturns a 2019 decision made by the Trump administration that stripped the nation's most populous state of the ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles that are causing climate change.
"Today we proudly reaffirm California's long-standing authority to lead in addressing pollution from cars and trucks," EPA Administrator Michael Regan said. "With today's action, we reinstate an approach that for years has helped advance clean technologies and cut air pollution for people not just in California, but for the U.S. as a whole."
Because so many vehicles are sold in California, the state has tremendous sway over the industry, as well as over other states in the nation. At least 15 states and the District of Columbia had followed California's lead in adopting tougher vehicle air pollution standards than were in place federally, the Associated Press reported.
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