"California has longstanding authority to request waivers from EPA to protect its residents from dangerous air pollution coming from mobile sources like cars and trucks," EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement. "Today's actions follow through on EPA's commitment to partner with states to reduce emissions and act on the threat of climate change."
The new waiver is important not only to California but to more than a dozen other states that follow its nation-leading standards on vehicle emissions.
President-elect Donald Trump has said he will move to revoke all California waivers as part of an industry-friendly approach that includes boosting production of fossil fuels and repealing key parts of a landmark 2022 climate law.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who often touts California's leadership on climate policy, said EPA's approval of the advanced clean-cars rule was a vote of confidence in California's accomplishments in "protecting our people.
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