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Wednesday, April 18th, 2018

Jerry Brown: California Won’t Roll Back Auto Emissions Standards

Author:     Igor Bobic and Alexander C. Kaufman
Source:     The Huffington Post
Publication Date:     04/17/2018 12:54 pm ET
 Link: Jerry Brown: California Won’t Roll Back Auto Emissions Standards
Stephan:   The difference in Democratic as opposed to Republican governance is nowhere clearer than in comparing  California with Kansas, Wisconsin, Louisiana or the other Red value states, and here is some excellent news about California. Governor Jerry Brown may be term limited, but he is working until the very last minute to produce wellbeing in his state, the sixth largest economy in the world. And his contempt for the Republican congress and Trump has never been clearer. Precisely because California is the sixth largest economy the state's position about not reversing emissions standards will significantly undercut the damage Trump and Pruitt are inflicting on America. Here's the story.

California Democratic Governor Jerry Brown .
Credit: Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

WASHINGTON ― California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Tuesday expressed confidence his state would prevail in a looming legal battle over the Trump administration’s plan to weaken auto fuel economy and emissions standards.

“The idea we’re going to roll back the auto standards is absurd. We’re not going to do that,” Brown told reporters at an event hosted by the National Press Club. “We have the legal horsepower to block the immediate legal moves by the Trump administration.”

Two weeks ago, the Environmental Protection Agency rolled out plans to gut vehicle fuel and emissions standards after complaints from automakers. Those 2012 standards, a compromise between California and federal regulators, require vehicles to average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, nearly doubling today’s benchmark.

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