Trump is going after California’s clean car mandate

Re:Trump is going after California’s clean car mandate by fragmede on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @02:01AM (#17598472)

Because, the argument in the 1970's went, is that if the EPA were to allow every state to set their own, competing standards, then the result would be a mess, requiring a different car models for each state with the worst case scenario being contradicting standards. The EPA then granted California a waiver; LA's pollution was quite bad in the 80's which likely helped California's argument.

Other states were allowed the adoption of adopting the stronger California standard or using the weaker EPA's, but the goal was to avoid a hodgepodge of different laws.

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Re:Trump is going after California’s clean car mandate by dahdum on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @02:25AM (#17598561)

I don't believe the EPA granted the waiver, the Clean Air Act itself granted California a perpetual exemption. As such, the EPA can't grant other states the same right.

The history is totally understandable, to avoid a hodgepodge they were granted special powers. Not fair in principle is all, I don't believe any state should have special rights above all others.

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