US EditionSenate votes to revoke California’s ability to set air pollution standards
- The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted 51 to 44 to revoke California's waiver to set stricter vehicle emissions standards using the Congressional Review Act, effectively blocking the state's electric vehicle mandates and tailpipe regulations.
- This vote followed the Trump administration's EPA submitting California's clean air waivers for Congressional review, despite Senate and GAO rulings stating waivers are not rules covered by the Congressional Review Act, fueling legal and procedural disputes.
- California, backed by 17 other states and D.C., has long used these waivers under the Clean Air Act to impose tougher standards given its unique air quality challenges, while opponents argue the mandates threaten consumers and the electric grid.
- Governor Gavin Newsom called the Senate action illegal and pledged legal challenges to protect public health, emphasizing that California’s rules have reduced vehicle pollution by 98% over fifty years and will save lives and costs through 2050.
- The revocation risks destabilizing regulatory certainty for automakers and EV markets while raising concerns about undermining decades of legal precedent and states’ rights amid the ongoing climate crisis.
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