A core California climate tool is under threat this election. How are leaders bracing for impact?

Sacramento Bee ^ | October 28, 2024 | Ari Platcha

[artichokegrower]

In the push to stop burning fossil fuels, California may find itself becoming less of a national power player after November. That’s if Donald Trump or the Supreme Court dismantles one of the state’s key weapons against carbon emissions, a half-century old Environmental Protection Agency waiver program that allows California to set regulations that are stronger than federal rules.

[artichokegrower]

But this authority to lead the way on air pollution standards has become a point of contention, particularly under the Trump administration, which sought to revoke the state’s waiver before president Biden restored it.

And the price of gasoline in California went from $3 per gallon to $5 per gallon

[kiryandil]

Whoops, there goes,
Another Cali refinery...

[Little Pig]

In the heyday of smog, those regs arguably had a purpose. Now they’re nothing more than a club the state gov uses to oppress the public.

[Magnum44]

How are leaders bracing for impact?

[rktman]

Califorkneeyu tool? grabem newscum?

[Carry_Okie]

In the heyday of smog, those regs arguably had a purpose. Now they’re nothing more than a club the state gov uses to oppress the public.

The system is about enriching major stockholders of energy corporations.

[BenLurkin]

And by “brace for impact” they mean circumvent the law.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

California has a LOT of ‘tools’ entrenched in Government. Even if President in Exile Trump yanks their waiver, they’ll find another dozen ways to oppress the Citizens of California.

Last one out, please turn off the lights! ;)

[Macoozie]

CARB gave us all those fabulous Gas Cans for our lawnmowers.

You know, the ones that make you spill gas all over the place to prevent fumes from escaping into the atmosphere.

and all this worthless shiiite just a few hours downwind from the ChiComs belching all kinds of stuff into the air and water.

Helped to give us that replacement $1,500 OEM Cat Converter requirement for a $500 beater with a heater.

[Tell It Right]

I have mixed feelings about it. Obviously I don't like California going waramegeddon regulation crazy -- with some of their regulations impacting the rest of us.

But after fussing for years about the federal government doing more than the Constitution says it can, I hate to cheer on the use of the Clean Air Act as a way to tell California or any other state that the federal government can tell them what they can and can't do.

[FlingWingFlyer]

A lot of enviromeatheads will need to find new jobs.

[eyeamok]

Trump should make a deal with Dipstick, If 100% of your Public Employee’s exclusively use EV’s For ALL Travel and dispose of Any and ALL ICE powered vehicles, you can keep CARB. Show the people how it’s done

[lurk]

Likely those air quality rules that the Feds are jamming are not viable under the SCOTUS Chevron ruling.

[glaseatr]

All I pray for these days is for Kalifornia to hold on for 5 more months.
5 months. I can sell my house to some poor schmuck and flee this hellhole before the Liberals kill it completely.
Lord, if it's your will. 5 more months.

[glaseatr]

All I pray for these days is for Kalifornia to hold on for 5 more months.
5 months. I can sell my house to some poor schmuck and flee this hellhole before the Liberals kill it completely.
Lord, if it's your will. 5 more months.

[butlerweave]

Cutting carbon emissions(Net-Zero) is a Leftist Fantasy

[Cold Heart]

“You know, the ones that make you spill gas all over the place...”

[fruser1]

That won’t stop their rolling blackout tool.

[Organic Panic]

I did a road trip last month and part was going to visit friends and family where I grew up. Diesel in Bridgeport, Ca. Was 8.40 a gallon.

[Rebel_Ace]

I think of John F’n Kerry as a “climate tool”.