#Latest news with #CaliforniaGovernmentWashington Post22-05-2025AutomotiveWashington PostSenate clears way to block clean air standards in California, including vehicle emission rulesWASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to establish a new precedent that will allow them to roll back vehicle emission standards in California , including a rule phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The winding series of Senate procedural votes that went late into the evening could have profound implications for California's longstanding efforts to reduce air pollution. It also established a new, narrow exception to the Senate filibuster even as Republicans have insisted that they won't try to change Senate rules.
Washington Post22-05-2025AutomotiveWashington PostSenate clears way to block clean air standards in California, including vehicle emission rulesWASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to establish a new precedent that will allow them to roll back vehicle emission standards in California , including a rule phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The winding series of Senate procedural votes that went late into the evening could have profound implications for California's longstanding efforts to reduce air pollution. It also established a new, narrow exception to the Senate filibuster even as Republicans have insisted that they won't try to change Senate rules.