Defying Trump, auto giants strike emissions deal with California
5 years, 5 months ago

Defying Trump, auto giants strike emissions deal with California

Al Jazeera  

Four major automakers said on Thursday that they have reached a voluntary agreement with the state of California on fuel efficiency rules, bypassing an effort by the administration of United States President Donald Trump to strip the state of the right to fight climate change by setting its own standards. California, the most populous US state, accounts for about 12 percent of US vehicle sales, and if the administration recognises the deal, it would allow automakers to operate under one set of national rules. They said the deal gives “regulatory certainty by allowing us to meet both federal and state requirements with a single national fleet, avoiding a patchwork of regulations while continuing to ensure meaningful greenhouse gas emissions reductions.” On June 6, 17 major automakers wrote a letter to Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom seeking to revive talks to avoid “an extended period of litigation and instability”. Newsom said in a statement that the deal will “make the air cleaner and safer for us all … I now call on the rest of the auto industry to join us, and for the Trump administration to abandon its regressive proposal and do what is right for our economy, our people, and our planet.” A dozen US states have adopted California’s vehicle emissions rules covering more than a third of all US sales.

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Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles
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Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles

NPR  

Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles The Biden administration has approved California's plan to require new vehicles sold in the state by 2035 to have zero-emissions. A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: The Biden administration has approved California's plan to require all new cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the state in 2035 to be zero-emission vehicles. LAURA …

Trump and California draw battle lines around electric cars
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump and California draw battle lines around electric cars

Politico  

“Everybody’s gearing up for a showdown on zero-emission vehicles,” said Bill Magavern, policy director at environmental group Coalition for Clean Air. A Trump spokesperson said Wednesday that the president-elect has “a mandate to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail, including stopping attacks on gas-powered cars.” “When he takes office, President Trump will support the auto industry, allowing …

EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Environmental Protection Agency …

EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump
3 weeks, 2 days ago

EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule aimed at banning sales of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035. Gavin Newsom, who often touts California’s leadership on climate policy, said EPA’s approval of the advanced clean-cars rule was a vote of confidence in …

Biden makes a last big push to keep Trump from killing the electric car
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Biden makes a last big push to keep Trump from killing the electric car

Politico  

Trump has already vowed to undo California’s electric vehicle rules, similar to his effort five years ago to stop the state from imposing car and truck pollution standards more stringent than the federal government’s. The first Trump administration argued that California was effectively imposing fuel economy rules by regulating vehicles’ greenhouse gas emissions. AGAIN, MERRY CHRISTMAS!” Hallowed history Asked whether …

Newsom’s Hail Mary to defend California from Trump
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Newsom’s Hail Mary to defend California from Trump

Politico  

“I was surprised that it came out so early, ahead of the traditional top tier appointments like Justice and Defense and State and Treasury,” said Bill Magavern, a policy director at Coalition for Clean Air. His office put the argument in broad terms Tuesday: “Continuing California’s leadership — as the 5th largest economy in the world — in pushing for …

Trump wins, planet loses
2 months ago

Trump wins, planet loses

Salon  

Donald J. Trump will once again be president of the United States. The president-elect has called climate change “a hoax” and during his most recent campaign vowed to expand fossil fuel production, roll back environmental regulations, and eliminate federal support for clean energy. “Donald Trump was a disaster for climate progress during his first term, and everything he’s said and …

Court upholds California’s authority to set nation-leading vehicle emission rules
9 months ago

Court upholds California’s authority to set nation-leading vehicle emission rules

Associated Press  

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. In 2022, Ohio led a coalition of states in filing a petition to attempt to block California’s …

Maker of Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles to follow California’s strict emissions standards
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Maker of Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles to follow California’s strict emissions standards

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Stellantis, one of the largest automakers in the world, agreed Tuesday to comply with California’s vehicle emissions standards that are the toughest in the nation and require zero-emission and plug-in hybrid vehicles to make up 68% of new light-duty vehicle sales by 2030. Newsom’s office said Stellantis will avoid adding up to 12 million metric tons of …

Truck makers pledge to comply with new California rules phasing out gas-powered vehicles
1 year, 6 months ago

Truck makers pledge to comply with new California rules phasing out gas-powered vehicles

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some of the nation’s largest truck makers on Thursday pledged to stop selling new gas-powered vehicles in California by the middle of the next decade, part of an agreement with state regulators aimed at preventing lawsuits that threatened to delay or block the state’s emission standards. Last month, the railroad industry sued the California Air Resources Board …

California to ban the sale of new gasoline cars: ‘This is huge’
2 years, 4 months ago

California to ban the sale of new gasoline cars: ‘This is huge’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The state government’s “clean air” agency will also ban gasoline trucks and SUVs the same year. “This is huge,” …

Biden restores California’s power to set car emissions rules
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden restores California’s power to set car emissions rules

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring California’s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for cars, reversing a Trump administration policy and likely ushering in stricter emissions standards for new passenger vehicles nationwide. “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, …

EPA restores California’s authority to set its own auto pollution rules
2 years, 10 months ago

EPA restores California’s authority to set its own auto pollution rules

LA Times  

California is back in the driver’s seat as it steers the nation toward a future of cleaner cars and light trucks. In a statement Wednesday, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, Republican leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said, “President Biden’s strict auto emissions regulations are yet another example of this administration putting a radical rush-to-green regulatory regime …

There's A Big Push For Electric Cars, With The White House Teaming Up With Automakers
3 years, 5 months ago

There's A Big Push For Electric Cars, With The White House Teaming Up With Automakers

NPR  

There's A Big Push For Electric Cars, With The White House Teaming Up With Automakers Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Major automakers and the Biden administration are mapping out a route toward a future where Americans drive a lot more electric vehicles. A voluntary pledge to boost electric vehicle sales …

California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard
3 years, 7 months ago

California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to set its own automobile tailpipe pollution standards, an action that would reverse a Trump administration policy and could help usher in stricter emissions standards for new passenger vehicles nationwide. Liane Randolph, chair of the California Air Resources Board, said …

GM flips to California’s side in pollution fight against Trump
4 years, 1 month ago

GM flips to California’s side in pollution fight against Trump

LA Times  

General Motors Chairman Mary Barra in July 2019. GM says it will no longer support the Trump administration’s legal efforts to end California’s right to set its own clean-air standards. General Motors Co. is switching sides in the legal fight against California’s right to set its own clean-air standards, abandoning the Trump administration as the president’s term nears its close. …

In California, Trump continues to deny climate change is real: ‘It will start getting cooler’
4 years, 3 months ago

In California, Trump continues to deny climate change is real: ‘It will start getting cooler’

LA Times  

President Trump walks to speak to reporters as he arrives at Sacramento McClellan Airport on Sept. 14, 2020, for a briefing on the California wildfires. The president said, “Absolutely.” A few moments later, however, during a presentation by California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Trump said: “It will start getting cooler, you just watch.” When Crowfoot said that science disagreed, …

With emissions deal, California takes aim at automakers’ alliance with Trump
4 years, 4 months ago

With emissions deal, California takes aim at automakers’ alliance with Trump

LA Times  

California Air Resources Board Chairwoman Mary Nichols, right, appeared with then-Gov. On Aug. 17, California finalized its agreements with five major automakers aimed at upholding its stringent vehicle emissions standards against an effort by the Trump administration to roll the rules back. Along with 22 other states, the District of Columbia, the cities of New York and Los Angeles and …

Trump administration completes rollback of emissions rules
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump administration completes rollback of emissions rules

Al Jazeera  

Regulatory changes set stage for legal battle between Trump administration and states over fuel emissions rules. United States President Donald Trump’s administration has completed a rollback of vehicle emissions standards adopted under his predecessor Barack Obama by requiring only 1.5 percent annual increases in efficiency through 2026 – a far less stringent benchmark than the discarded rules. California Attorney General …

Battle between Trump and California over car pollution heads to court
4 years, 7 months ago

Battle between Trump and California over car pollution heads to court

LA Times  

California and nearly two dozen other states on Wednesday filed suit against the Trump administration, arguing that its decision to weaken fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks puts the public’s health at risk and is based on flawed science. Joined by 22 other states, the District of Columbia, Los Angeles and other cities, California’s lawsuit says that the new …

Trump Administration Finalises Rollback of Obama-Era Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump Administration Finalises Rollback of Obama-Era Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards

News 18  

President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday completed a rollback of U.S. vehicle emissions standards adopted under his predecessor Barack Obama and will require 1.5% annual increases in efficiency through 2026 – far weaker than the 5% increases in the discarded rules. James Owens, acting head of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said the plan “strikes the right balance …

Trump weakens fuel economy standards, rolling back key U.S. effort against climate change
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump weakens fuel economy standards, rolling back key U.S. effort against climate change

LA Times  

The Trump administration on Tuesday weakened one of the nation’s most aggressive efforts to combat climate change, releasing new fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks that handed a victory to the oil and gas industry. “We are delivering on President Trump’s promise to correct the current fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards,” EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in …

Trump to roll back fuel economy standards, reversing major effort to combat climate change
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump to roll back fuel economy standards, reversing major effort to combat climate change

LA Times  

The change could worsen the quality of California’s air, considered among the most polluted in the country. The administration’s own experts have warned that the proposal to weaken fuel-efficiency standards will lead to dirtier air and potentially cost the auto industry tens of thousands of jobs. The proposal to roll back fuel economy rules would be among the biggest steps …

Column: Some automakers taking Trump’s side in emissions fight have the worst records on pollution
5 years, 2 months ago

Column: Some automakers taking Trump’s side in emissions fight have the worst records on pollution

LA Times  

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler, left, and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao arrive for a press conference in September announcing their plan to roll back automotive environmental standards and revoke California’s right to set its own rules. That prompts the question whether automakers with the worst records on emissions and mileage naturally, or deliberately, gravitated toward the Trump administration’s position …

GM, Chrysler and Toyota side with Trump in emissions fight with California
5 years, 2 months ago

GM, Chrysler and Toyota side with Trump in emissions fight with California

LA Times  

General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and many others in the auto industry are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards. The three companies, plus a trade association called the Association of Global Automakers, said Monday they plan to intervene in a lawsuit …

Column: Trump’s attack on California cap-and-trade program is amazingly hypocritical
5 years, 2 months ago

Column: Trump’s attack on California cap-and-trade program is amazingly hypocritical

LA Times  

President Trump’s war with California has come off as petty and absurd from the inception. There she listed the myriad initiatives the Trump White House has launched to attack the state’s environmental policies: “Revoking the state’s permission to regulate tailpipe emissions from cars, investigating auto makers for antitrust violations for cooperating with California on reducing car emissions, threatening to revoke …

States sue Trump over blocking of California emissions rules
5 years, 3 months ago

States sue Trump over blocking of California emissions rules

Al Jazeera  

The US President has revoked the state’s authority to set emissions standards that are stricter than federal guidelines. A group of 23 states on Friday sued to block the administration of President Donald Trump from undoing California’s authority to set strict car pollution rules. California’s vehicle emissions rules, which are more stringent than the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency rules, …

California sues Trump over revoking state’s authority to set car emissions standards
5 years, 3 months ago

California sues Trump over revoking state’s authority to set car emissions standards

LA Times  

President Trump’s action would overturn the foundation for California’s role as an environmental leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality. A coalition of states led by California filed a lawsuit Friday against the Trump administration, challenging its decision to revoke a rule that empowers the state to set tougher car emissions standards than those required by the …

Column: Can Trump legally revoke California’s clean air waiver? Probably not
5 years, 3 months ago

Column: Can Trump legally revoke California’s clean air waiver? Probably not

LA Times  

Among the California officials facing down the president will be state Atty. The provision requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to grant California permission to set its own clean air standards as long as the state can show that its proposed standards are “at least as protective of public health and welfare as applicable federal standards” and that the state …

The Fight Over California's Emissions Rules Just Got Real
55 years ago

The Fight Over California's Emissions Rules Just Got Real

Wired  

After two-plus years of preparation, President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that the federal Environmental Protection Agency would revoke California’s ability to set its own fuel efficiency rules—a power that the state has used for decades to strong-arm automakers into building more efficient vehicles. Since the 2016 election, the administration has made clear that it hopes to repeal rules created by …

Trump to stop California from toughening emissions standards
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump to stop California from toughening emissions standards

Al Jazeera  

The Trump administration plans to revoke the state’s authority to set rules that are stricter than Federal guidelines. Trump, who is in California this week, urged car-makers to back the action, which could also eliminate electric vehicle mandates in a dozen states that follow California’s regulatory lead. The announcement will not immediately lead to revised emissions requirements, but this autumn, …

EPA set to revoke California’s authority to set vehicle standards
5 years, 3 months ago

EPA set to revoke California’s authority to set vehicle standards

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to revoke California’s authority to set its own vehicle emission standards, a source familiar with the plans told CNN on Tuesday, the latest move in the Trump administration’s ongoing fight with the Golden State and attempts to chip away at former President Barack Obama’s environmental legacy. Industry watchers feared that the …

Trump plans to revoke a key California environmental power; state officials vow to fight
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump plans to revoke a key California environmental power; state officials vow to fight

LA Times  

California’s unique authority to set its own tailpipe emissions standards has made the state an environmental leader and irked the Trump administration. As part of the pact, the car manufacturers — Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW — agreed to voluntarily abide by California’s rules and increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions, essentially ignoring the Trump administration’s plans to roll back …

Trump challenges California power to control auto pollution
5 years, 4 months ago

Trump challenges California power to control auto pollution

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The Trump administration on Friday launched an all-out assault on California over automotive mileage rules, telling state officials that only the federal government has the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy. California’s congressionally granted authority to set its own, tougher emissions standards under the 1970 Clean Air Act has long prodded automakers to adopt more …

Trump is challenging California’s right to curb car pollution
5 years, 4 months ago

Trump is challenging California’s right to curb car pollution

Al Jazeera  

White House contests authority of most populous state to regulate auto emissions, but Sacramento may have a legal edge. California’s congressionally granted authority to set its own, tougher emissions standards under the 1970 Clean Air Act has long prodded automakers to adopt more fuel-efficient passenger vehicles. “Congress has squarely vested the authority to set fuel economy standards for new motor …

Trump warns California that emissions deal with automakers may be illegal
5 years, 4 months ago

Trump warns California that emissions deal with automakers may be illegal

LA Times  

The Trump administration sent California a stern warning Friday that its agreement with four major automakers to reduce car pollution appears to violate federal law. In their agreement with the state, which was announced in July, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW all agreed to voluntarily increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions, essentially ignoring the Trump administration’s plans to roll back …

US President Donald Trump singles out Ford Motor Co for not backing fuel economy rollback
5 years, 4 months ago

US President Donald Trump singles out Ford Motor Co for not backing fuel economy rollback

Firstpost  

Ford is one of four automaker, that reached a voluntary agreement with California on fuel efficiency rules defying Trump Washington: US President Donald Trump stepped up a series of attacks on automakers on Wednesday for not backing his administration’s plan to roll back Obama-era fuel efficiency rules, singling out Ford Motor Co in particular for backing a deal with California …

California sues to stop Trump rollback of Obama-era restrictions on coal-burning power plants
5 years, 4 months ago

California sues to stop Trump rollback of Obama-era restrictions on coal-burning power plants

LA Times  

California and other states are suing to stop Trump administration policies that would help protect coal-fired power plants, like this one in Maryland. California and a coalition of 21 other states on Tuesday sued to block the Trump administration’s attempt to gut restrictions on coal-burning power plants, limits that were central to President Obama’s climate change policy. Gen. Xavier Becerra …

Calif. skirts Trump, signs mileage deal with 4 automakers
5 years, 5 months ago

Calif. skirts Trump, signs mileage deal with 4 automakers

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Four major automakers have reached a deal with California to toughen standards for gas mileage and greenhouse gas emissions, bypassing the Trump administration’s push to relax mileage standards nationwide instead. Ford, BMW, Honda and Volkswagen signed the deal with the California Air Resources Board, the state’s air pollution regulator, which had been at odds with the Trump administration …

California reaches climate deal with automakers, spurning Trump
5 years, 5 months ago

California reaches climate deal with automakers, spurning Trump

LA Times  

A worker on the Volkswagen production line in Wolfsburg, Germany. Four major automakers have reached a deal with California air regulators to gradually increase fuel efficiency standards, rejecting Trump administration efforts to relax tailpipe pollution regulations. In a statement released Thursday morning, the automakers said the agreement would give them regulatory certainty by creating one standard that satisfied both federal …

Column: In climate deal with automakers, California finds solution to Trump — ignore him
5 years, 5 months ago

Column: In climate deal with automakers, California finds solution to Trump — ignore him

LA Times  

It became clear in February that if the country’s auto emissions and mileage standards were to be maintained, California would have to go it alone. The new agreement was reached with Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW of North America, which account for nearly one-third of auto sales in the U.S. Autos Column: Inside the breakdown of auto emission talks between …

Possible fight between Trump, California has automakers worried
5 years, 7 months ago

Possible fight between Trump, California has automakers worried

Al Jazeera  

A group of major automakers on Thursday backed a compromise on vehicle emissions aimed at heading off a confrontation between California and the Trump administration. The automakers warned that the lack of a deal could lead to “an extended period of litigation and instability.” In a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom signed by 17 major automakers including General Motors …

White House rejects carmakers’ plea for a deal with California on emissions
5 years, 7 months ago

White House rejects carmakers’ plea for a deal with California on emissions

LA Times  

The White House is moving forward with plans to significantly weaken vehicle pollution standards, rejecting a last-minute appeal to President Trump by some of the world’s largest car manufacturers to restart negotiations with California. White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere said Friday that California’s top air quality regulator had failed to propose a “productive alternative” to the administration’s plan …

Automakers say Trump’s plan to weaken pollution standards would hurt their bottom line
5 years, 7 months ago

Automakers say Trump’s plan to weaken pollution standards would hurt their bottom line

LA Times  

Automakers have asked the Trump administration and California to resume negotiations over fuel economy standards. Seventeen major automakers, including General Motors, Ford, BMW and Toyota, wrote in a letter released Thursday that the administration’s plans to weaken car pollution and fuel efficiency standards would hurt their bottom lines and could produce “untenable” instability. In addition to ending California’s unique authority …

Regulator says California might make dramatic moves if Trump relaxes emissions standards
5 years, 7 months ago

Regulator says California might make dramatic moves if Trump relaxes emissions standards

LA Times  

A top California environmental regulator is threatening to enact tough new pollution rules — including an unprecedented ban on cars burning petroleum-based fuels — in response to a Trump administration plan to relax vehicle emission standards. California Air Resources Board Chairwoman Mary Nichols said the state would have to pursue “extreme” requirements to offset the uptick in pollution that would …

Column: Inside the breakdown of auto emission talks between California and the Trump White House
5 years, 10 months ago

Column: Inside the breakdown of auto emission talks between California and the Trump White House

LA Times  

There was a fair amount of perplexity at the California Air Resources Board on Feb. 21, when the Trump administration abruptly announced that it had decided to “discontinue discussions” with the state’s air quality regulator over the administration’s proposal to gut federal auto emissions standards. “We came to the table to figure out a workable path forward,” says Amanda Gunasekara, …

White House cuts off talks with California over fuel standards
5 years, 10 months ago

White House cuts off talks with California over fuel standards

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration has cut off talks with California over vehicle emission standards, setting up another high-profile legal showdown between the Democratic-controlled state and the Trump administration. This time, the dispute is over California’s authority to set its own auto emission standards that are stricter than the Trump administration’s proposal. California regulators want to retain their decades-old authority …

Trump administration confirms it has ended fuel-economy talks with California
5 years, 10 months ago

Trump administration confirms it has ended fuel-economy talks with California

LA Times  

Negotiations between the Trump administration and California officials have broken down. Already-faltering negotiations between the Trump administration and California aimed at resolving a dispute over fuel-economy standards have broken down completely, the White House said Thursday. “The Trump administration has decided to discontinue discussions” with the California Air Resources Board about the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to scale back the …

Talks to avoid a messy legal fight over California’s emissions rules appear stalled
5 years, 11 months ago

Talks to avoid a messy legal fight over California’s emissions rules appear stalled

LA Times  

Negotiations between the Trump administration and California officials have been unproductive. Despite their differences, the two sides began talking quietly last year in an attempt to avoid a court battle that could leave automakers subject to conflicting regulations and divide the market between states that follow California’s requirements for cleaner cars and states using the Trump administration’s scaled-back standard. She …

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