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Trump signs measure blocking California's ban on new sales of gas-powered cars
- On June 12, 2025, President Donald Trump signed three congressional resolutions at the White House that block California's ban on new gas-powered car sales and reverse related truck emissions rules.
- Republicans used the Congressional Review Act earlier this year to challenge Biden-era waivers that allowed California to set stricter vehicle emissions standards, despite nonpartisan watchdogs finding the CRA does not apply to such waivers.
- California and 10 other states promptly announced a lawsuit seeking to maintain the air pollution standards these waivers protected, as California officials called the federal actions unlawful, irrational, and partisan.
- Trump described California's regulations as 'crazy' and claimed ‘‘if you want to buy electric, you can buy electric,’’ while industry groups and officials thanked him for restoring regulatory balance and protecting truckers’ interests.
- The resolution’s enactment intensifies the legal and political clash, suggesting ongoing battles over state versus federal authority on environmental rules and the future of automotive regulation in the U.S.
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Trump is trying to kill California’s EV standards. It will affect cars across the country
For nearly 60 years, California has been able to set its own standards around auto emissions that are stricter than the federal government’s, thanks to a special exception for the state under the Clean Air Act. California has used that waiver to implement aggressive emissions standards that prioritize the sale of EVs, and that aim to whittle down the sale of gas-powered vehicles until their complete ban by 2035. Now Trump has signed a joint reso…
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Mass. officials decry Trump's rollback of EV standards
BOSTON — State leaders and environmental groups are criticizing the Trump administration’s move to bar California from mandating electric vehicle sales and rejecting tailpipe emissions standards designed to accelerate a shift away from combustion engines.
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