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White House To Revoke Waiver Allowing California To Set Its Own Emissions Standards
Scott Neuman
September 18, 20194:53 AM ET
The Trump administration is expected this week to revoke an Obama-era waiver that allowed California to set its own standards for automobile emissions — a move that could derail a years-long push to produce more fuel efficient cars.
It wasn't clear whether the announcement about rescinding California's emissions waiver would come on Wednesday or later in the week. An invitation went out to various conservative and free-market groups to attend an announcement at the Environmental Protection Agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. However, The Washington Post reports that the announcement could be delayed by at least a day.
The 2013 waiver issued by the EPA to the California Air Resources Board allowed the state to set stricter air quality standards than those imposed on the federal level.
The move comes after the Department of Justice earlier this month launched an antitrust investigation into a July deal between California and four automakers — Ford, Volkswagen, Honda and BMW — and is seen as a broader effort by the White House to roll back efforts to combat climate change.
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https://www.npr.org/2019/09/18/761815991/white-house-to-revoke-waiver-allowing-california-to-set-its-own-emissions-standa
September 18, 20194:53 AM ET
The Trump administration is expected this week to revoke an Obama-era waiver that allowed California to set its own standards for automobile emissions — a move that could derail a years-long push to produce more fuel efficient cars.
It wasn't clear whether the announcement about rescinding California's emissions waiver would come on Wednesday or later in the week. An invitation went out to various conservative and free-market groups to attend an announcement at the Environmental Protection Agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. However, The Washington Post reports that the announcement could be delayed by at least a day.
The 2013 waiver issued by the EPA to the California Air Resources Board allowed the state to set stricter air quality standards than those imposed on the federal level.
The move comes after the Department of Justice earlier this month launched an antitrust investigation into a July deal between California and four automakers — Ford, Volkswagen, Honda and BMW — and is seen as a broader effort by the White House to roll back efforts to combat climate change.
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https://www.npr.org/2019/09/18/761815991/white-house-to-revoke-waiver-allowing-california-to-set-its-own-emissions-standa
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I remember watching apocalyptic movies where the earth was just a smoldering, barren landscape. Usually it was because of some alien invasion, or global nuclear war. But unless we get this big corporate tit sucker out of office, it will be because he has turned his back on science, reversed laws and requirements to reduce emissions and pollution and declared Climate Change false science.
We re running out of time,.
