CARB, Other States Urge EPA To Approve Waiver For New ZEV Standards

Air regulators in California and other states, as well as environmental and public-health advocates, are pressing EPA to quickly approve the Golden State’s request for a Clean Air Act (CAA) preemption waiver to enforce its latest set of vehicle standards, including a requirement that all new light-duty sales be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) starting in 2035. But representatives of petroleum refiners, new car dealers and some labor groups argued during a Jan. 10 public hearing against issuing the waiver for several...