FIRST ON FOX: A group of Senate Republicans introduced legislation Wednesday that would disallow regulations targeting traditional gas-powered vehicles.
The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act — introduced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., along with Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, John Hoeven, R-N.D., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and Roger Wicker, R-Miss. — would block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing waivers to states seeking to ban or limit internal combustion engine vehicles.Â
The Clean Air Act currently empowers the EPA to grant California a waiver to implement stricter emissions standards than the federal government.
“California’s waivers are not about clean energy, they are about control,” Mullin said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Democrats want to control every aspect of Americans’ lives – including what car they drive. If it were about clean energy, banning tailpipe emissions in favor of electric vehicles that strain an unstable grid is not the solution.”
“This bill will ensure Americans can choose what vehicle is best for themselves and their families, and allow that choice to dictate the market,” he continued.
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In March 2022, the EPA reinstated California’s authority under the Clean Air Act to implement its own emission standards and electric vehicle sales mandates, and allowed other states to adopt California’s rules. The move came after the Trump administration revoked the state’s authority to pursue its own standards countering federal rules.
Months later, in August, the California Air Resources Board, a leading state environmental agency, approved regulations mandating that all car purchases in the state — which leads the country in annual car sales — are zero emissions by 2035. California Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated the regulations,…
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