Newsom Urges EPA To Approve CARB Vehicle Waivers Amid GOP Pushback

Amid pushback from Republicans, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is pressing Biden EPA officials to approve long-pending Clean Air Act (CAA) preemption waivers to allow the state to implement eight mobile source emissions regulations, including high-profile measures requiring sales of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). “Building on the long-standing partnership between the Newsom and Biden-Harris administrations, today Governor Gavin Newsom met with senior White House and federal officials where he discussed key priorities for the state,” Newsom’s office said in a Nov...