Industry Seeks Repeal Of Clean Air Waiver Process For Stricter California Rules

Industry groups are mounting a push for Congress to eliminate California's ability to set mobile source emissions standards independently from EPA, as well as the option for other states to adopt those California rules. Groups are making their case to a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel that has been formed to look at state mobile source standards. The industry officials say these special provisions for California, in place since the original 1970 Clean Air Act, are "outdated." Industry groups...