SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California can continue to set its own nation-leading vehicle emissions standards, a federal court ruled Tuesday — two years after the Biden administration restored the state’s authority to do so as part of its efforts to reverse Trump-era environmental rollbacks. The U.S.
The clean vehicle transition is already here – it’s where the industry is going, the major automakers support our standards, and California is hitting our goals years ahead of schedule,' he said in a statement. 'We won’t stop fighting to protect our communities from pollution and the climate crisis.' The ruling comes ahead of a presidential election in which the outcome could determine the fate of environmental regulations in California and nationwide.
The state's authority to set its own standards 'has really kept vehicle emissions from completely stagnating,' Carlson said. California is seeking a waiver from the federal government to ban the sale of all new gas-powered cars by 2035. Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and other major automakers already agreed to follow California vehicle emission standards.