New York, Washington Move To Adopt California’s Gas Car Phaseout

Key states including New York and Washington are ramping up efforts to phase out new gasoline vehicles over the next dozen years, a move that would expand the reach of California’s similar program even as that state has yet to receive a formal preemption waiver from EPA for its recently adopted requirements. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced at a Sept. 29 press conference that she has directed the state’s Department of Conservation to proceed with a rulemaking to...