According to multiple news sources, the Trump administration is prepared to announce that it will be removing California’s right to regulate automotive greenhouse emissions. If so, the rumors surrounding the demise of California EPA regulations is true. This would effectively remove emission-related regulations that California has long championed.
Environmental Protection Agency Director Andrew Wheeler recently told the press that, “We will be moving forward with one national standard very soon.”
California EPA regulations rescinded
What does this mean for automotive enthusiasts? Rescinding California EPA regulations has been something the Trump administration has spoken of before, and should it come to pass there’s an undeniable ripple effect that is bound to take place.
There’s already been a huge blow to EPA regulations, especially as it pertains to the Clean Air Act, and programs like STAR. Should the Trump administration follow through Wednesday as rumored, California will be the last representative automotive emissions control state to fall.
While the aim is to set a broader standard to ease federal vehicle-efficiency standards, there will be fallout. These steps are another step in the Trump administration and their ongoing rollback of emissions standards first set by Obama.
For automotive enthusiasts and tuners, this could piece of legislative change could be landscape changing. Many others, however, may not enjoy the changes quite as much as others. Details of the changes to California EPA regulations could still change according to reports.
Hopefully, this ruling will help federalize fuel economy in a uniform manner, without disrupting the ability for California to regulate smog-causing pollutants. The purported changes are set to take effect on all automobiles in the year 2020.
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