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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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EPA also found that the California program meets legal requirements regarding the protectiveness of public health and welfare as well as technological feasibility. California is preserving its right to establish more stringent standards in the future.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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states (Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and four Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec). current year and/or future year vintages). nationals and legal residents. Gases: CO 2 emissions. Sources: Large electric generators. WCI covers seven U.S.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

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With the issue of what people will be allowed to drive in the future becoming yet another hot-button political issue, there’s little chance of the bill making it through Congress. Furthermore, the EPA cannot legally issue a formal ban on combustion vehicles.