Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants his state to repeal a legislative mandate conforming Virginia 's vehicle standards to California 's on the basis that it could make a "disastrous combination" in conjunction with an evolving grid. Youngkin, a Republican, released a 2022 energy plan Monday recommending legislators to reevaluate the Virginia Clean Economy Act, a 2020 law that set deadlines for the state's utilities to cease generating electricity from fossil fuels and rely on renewable sources such as wind and solar instead, and to cut the link between Virginia's and California's air regulations. The plan also takes aim at a separate...
