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The River

(2,615 posts)
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 03:21 PM Jul 2018

Trump EPA Plans To Revoke California's Smog-Fighting Power

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the special waiver that allows California to regulate automobile emissions as part of its proposed revision of Obama-era standards, Bloomberg and Reuters reported Monday.

It is likely the proposal, which is expected to come out this week, would trigger a high-stakes legal fight between the federal government and the nation’s largest car market.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-epa-plans-to-revoke-californias-smog-fighting-power_us_5b5605ede4b0b15aba912e33

Is there anything the Tangerine Tumor won't do to F things up?

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Trump EPA Plans To Revoke California's Smog-Fighting Power (Original Post) The River Jul 2018 OP
Trump is working for Russia to destroy America. Botany Jul 2018 #1
We can, at the state level, agree to raise the state taxes on polluting substances. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #2
Think darker ... Auggie Jul 2018 #3
 

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)
2. We can, at the state level, agree to raise the state taxes on polluting substances.
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 03:40 PM
Jul 2018

We probably will.

We Californians like clean air. And we are willing to pay for it.

Auggie

(31,060 posts)
3. Think darker ...
Mon Jul 23, 2018, 09:08 PM
Jul 2018

If, say, this ends up in court, and in fact makes it all the way to The Supreme Court, there's a majority of pro-corporate justices who would be more than happy to twist, turn, and re-write the law to take away such state powers. Coudn't you see precedent used to override other state and regional issues as well?

Am I overly paranoid? Any lawyers out there?

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