{"id":5589,"date":"2025-05-23T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autofusiontech.co.uk\/?p=5589"},"modified":"2025-05-27T11:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:59:38","slug":"california-will-sue-trump-administration-for-making-america-smoggy-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autofusiontech.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/california-will-sue-trump-administration-for-making-america-smoggy-again\/","title":{"rendered":"California Will Sue Trump Administration For Making America Smoggy Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/autofusiontech.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aegrewaf-scaled-copy-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>California vows to sue after Senate votes to revoke its clean air standards waiver.<\/li>\n<li>Newsom calls move illegal, says it endangers public health and the environment.<\/li>\n<li>This will be the 23rd lawsuit filed by AG Rob Bonta against the Trump administration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a> is going to war, legally speaking, against the Federal government. On Thursday, the GOP-led Senate voted to strip the state of its longstanding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/05\/californias-ev-future-just-got-canceled-by-washington\/\">ability to set its own vehicle emissions rules<\/a>. California\u2019s response? A firm promise to sue the federal government if and when US President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> signs the measure into law.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/05\/gm-urges-employees-to-fight-california-emission-standards\/\">GM\u2019s Urgent Warning, California\u2019s EV Rules Could Harm You<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the news broke, California Governor Gavin Newsom didn\u2019t wait long to respond. He immediately called the move illegal and said it was harmful to health and the environment. \u201cThe party of MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) is making our world smoggier,\u201d he said. To revoke the waiver from California, the Senate did go against counsel from two nonpartisan government entities that both said it would be illegal to do so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>States\u2019 Rights or Regulatory Overreach?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>That said, the GOP felt that California had too much power and was leveraging that power to set rules on a pseudo-federal level. Several states had joined California in imposing the same rules, including one that banned new gas-car sales after 2035.<\/p>\n<p>Based on data, those goals were far too lofty considering the current state of EV adoption in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/usa\/\">U.S.<\/a> The GOP decision takes the stress off of automakers, oil companies, and dealers who felt they were going to be stuck with products that wouldn\u2019t sell well.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Health First, Says California<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For many in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a>, the state\u2019s regulations are prioritizing health and wellness above all else. \u201cWe have real-world evidence that these rules are improving public health,\u201d said Dr. John Balmes, of UC Berkeley. A recent study from the University of Southern California showed a significant reduction in asthma-related emergency room visits for children and adults associated with the number of electric vehicles in a zip code.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others in the state see the revocation of the waiver as a positive move. \u201cI think this was a good middle ground that we can still talk about EVs,\u201d said John Pitre, CEO of Motor City Auto Club in Bakersfield, to<a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/lawsuit-looms-as-california-challenges-senates-block-on-2035-gas-car-sales-ban\"> BakersfieldNow<\/a>. \u201cWe can still develop them. We can still have future opportunities to explore different types of EVs. But it\u2019s not at the detriment of people having a selection of gas or diesel-powered vehicles that they may really want.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ultimately, only time will tell whether or not California\u2019s lawsuit will claw back its freedom to set its own standards. This will be the 21st lawsuit filed by the state attorney general against the Trump administration. \u201cThe federal government\u2019s overreach is illogical,\u201d Bonta said in a press conference in Sacramento. \u201cIt\u2019s politically motivated, and it comes at the expense of Californians\u2019 lives and livelihoods.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credit: Governor Gavin Newsom<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California vows to sue after Senate votes to revoke its clean air standards waiver. 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