Senate, California and EV
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The Senate has voted to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
The Republican-led Senate moved Wednesday to overturn key Biden-era waivers allowing California to set its own vehicle emissions, a major blow to that state’s effort to regulate pollution from cars and trucks that could have broad environmental impacts for the rest of the country.
The Senate repealed California’s de facto national EV mandate Thursday morning, delivering on a key pledge of President Donald Trump’s
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Senate Republicans have voted to establish a new precedent that will allow them to roll back clean air standards in California, including a rule phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
Senate Republicans oppose California's car emissions rules, questioning the EPA's authority and potential nationwide effects.