The Environmental Protection Agency's approval of the waiver gives California the power under the Clean Air Act to set stricter emissions limits than the federal government, and the state's state-driven rules are a sign that Mr. Trump and his allies will be further protected from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) promised Friday that the Republican-led House would prioritize repealing electric vehicle policies and other Democratic climate change measures.
California officials have been asking Biden's Environmental Protection Agency for more than a year to grant exemptions to eight rules. Friday's decision came on the heels of two other EPA waivers. Published in December Covers state tailpipe pollution regulations for cars and trucks.
California's stricter emissions regulations, like those for eggs and pork, could have an impact on the entire U.S. market, given California's size. population (approximately 40 million people) and its market.
American Trucking Association criticized A waiver issued by Biden's Environmental Protection Agency last month would allow California to impose tougher emissions standards on trucks. We hope that soon-to-be EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will reverse these misguided policies and restore common sense to the nation's environmental policy.”
Tighter regulations on trucks are also causing truck drivers to avoid California altogether, leading to fewer trucks picking up cargo at California's Long Beach and Los Angeles ports, the nation's busiest ports, resulting in new cargo crises such as: There are also concerns that it may lead to Crisis of 2021.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. he is the author of Agenda: What should President Trump do in his first 100 days?available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of Trumpian Virtues: Lessons and Legacy of the Donald Trump Presidencynow available on Audible. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
