Today, House Republican Representative Harriet Hageman introduced legislation under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to revoke California’s Clean Air Act waiver allowing the state to enforce stronger than federal greenhouse gas standards for vehicles.
This legislation targets policy that is already fully phased in, which means cars impacted by it are already on the road. The move is the latest attempt by congressional Republicans and the Trump administration to dismantle longstanding clean air protections and undermine states’ ability to protect residents from dangerous vehicle pollution.
In response to the bill introduction, Sierra Club Climate Policy Director Patrick Drupp released the following statement:
“Congressional Republicans and the Trump administration are once again putting Big Oil’s profits ahead of Americans’ health and wallets. California’s Clean Air Act waivers have delivered cleaner air, driven innovation, and saved drivers money for decades.
“American families are facing rising costs and worsening climate impacts, and Republicans in Congress are wasting time attacking states’ rights to cleaner air to satisfy Trump’s anti-clean car obsession.
“Nullifying California’s clean vehicle waivers will not make cars more affordable. Sierra Club will continue fighting to defend these lifesaving protections and states’ rights to protect the air their residents breathe.”
This content originally appeared on Common Dreams and was authored by Newswire Editor.