California’s air regulators are taking the gloves off in their fight against the Trump administration and auto industry over the state’s electric future.
Trump’s agencies and Republican lawmakers have launched attacks against California policies on multiple fronts, including an effort to revoke its car and truck electrification mandates through congressional review. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin ratcheted up the pressure Wednesday, announcing that he’s seeking to overturn dozens of climate regulations — including federal tailpipe emission standards.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and his administration have stayed largely silent. But that’s about to change.
California Air Resources Board Chair Liane Randolph is taking the offensive, pushing back against auto dealers’ ad campaign warning that the state’s electric vehicle goals are unreachable. A new five-page rebuttal accompanies the effort to combat the auto industry narrative, which the state calls a “doomsday scenario.”
