Will the EPA revoke CA emissions waiver?

[apacheguy]

Evidently Mr. Pruitt is in favor of states' rights except when it comes to California

http://www.governing.com/templates/gov_print_article?id=411181865

Trump's EPA pick casts doubt on California's power to regulate auto emissions

 

[gene]

Thank you for sharing this article. Just one of my fears may become a reality. As well, the Trump cronies may start selling our public lands off. Disney National Park replacing Yellowstone, Exxon National Park replacing Denali National Park.

 

[kort677]

trump criminals? wow! which criminals are you referring to?

 

[gene]

Thank you for sharing this article. Just one of my fears may become a reality. As well, the Trump criminals may start selling our public lands off. Disney National Park replacing Yellowstone, Exxon National Park replacing Denali National Park.

trump criminals? wow! which criminals are you referring to?

That's so funny. I meant cronies but spell check wrote "criminals".

 

[Merrill]

I think the title to this thread is misleading, they have not decided to revoke at this point. It should be changed to will the Trump admin revoke the California Emission Waiver.

 

[S4WRXTTCS]

I think the title to this thread is misleading, they have not decided to revoke at this point. It should be changed to will the Trump admin revoke the California Emission Waiver.

Ha, it's kinda like a horror flick and we're just predicting who will die.

All we know for sure is the movie has started.

 

[Cosmacelf]

Mods, please update the incorrect title. Fake news indeed.

 

[hockeythug]

Thank you for sharing this article. Just one of my fears may become a reality. As well, the Trump cronies may start selling our public lands off. Disney National Park replacing Yellowstone, Exxon National Park replacing Denali National Park.

Classic liberal hyperbole.

 

[kort677]

That's so funny. I meant cronies but spell check wrote "criminals".

cronies would be fair, but that's not what was posted.

 

[jbcarioca]

The thread title is not yet precisely correct. Still the White House website has had any reference to climate change removed, and Scott Pruitt has publicly declared himself in opposition to EPA regulations many times.
The oddity certainly is that States Rights would argue that California and the States that follow should be able to do as they wish. The story is not complete. The signs are certainly not positive but it remains to be seen what happens. The published White House energy policy explicits does not mention any renewable energy source. That also cannot be accidental.

Trump signals changing priorities, revises White House website to remove climate change

regardless of the title, this discussion has nothing to do with political position. It is about science. Admittedly most people in the current administration do not have any scientific background and seem incurious to understand science. If so, the title could be accurate in only a few more days.

 

[Saghost]

I'm not at all surprised that he'd want to do this - it's the one thing that could make a difference in protecting the oil company monopolies and delaying the EV.

I am surprised he thinks he can change a half century of precedent overnight, though - and that he's okay with claiming the federal government shouldn't impose requirements because it's the state's job in most cases, but California's longstanding state requirements aren't acceptable with a straight face.

 

[SageBrush]

Classic liberal hyperbole.

If only you were as proportionally critical of right-wing conspiracy theories from the Twitter-chief

 

[EinSV]

I have serious doubts that this will happen, but even if the federal government were successful in forcing more polluting cars on California and the states that follow it against their will, one immediate unintended consequence of that would almost certainly be the adoption of state-level policies that avoid the emission problem altogether by accelerating the adoption of clean BEVs along with solar power.

The economics are already there and the transition is already happening, and I am quite confident that if the feds tried to force weaker pollution laws on California, Jerry Brown and the CA legislature would not hesitate to speed up the transition to a clean energy and clean transportation future.

In fact, Governor Brown has already been quite outspoken about his resolve to protect the environment, regardless of what happens in Washington. Jerry Brown vows to fight Trump on climate: "California will launch its own damn satellite" And there is a ton of political support in California to back him up.

Bottom line: if they try this, it could backfire in a very big way.

 

[Merrill]

I have serious doubts that this will happen, but even if the federal government were successful in forcing more polluting cars on California and the states that follow it against their will, one immediate unintended consequence of that would almost certainly be the adoption of state-level policies that avoid the emission problem altogether by accelerating the adoption of clean BEVs along with solar power.

The economics are already there and the transition is already happening, and I am quite confident that if the feds tried to force weaker pollution laws on California, Jerry Brown and the CA legislature would not hesitate to speed up the transition to a clean energy and clean transportation future.

In fact, Governor Brown has already been quite outspoken about his resolve to protect the environment, regardless of what happens in Washington. Jerry Brown vows to fight Trump on climate: "California will launch its own damn satellite" And there is a ton of political support in California to back him up.

Bottom line: if they try this, it could backfire in a very big way.

I would be in the streets protesting in a big way!

 

[jbcarioca]

... Governor Brown has already been quite outspoken about his resolve to protect the environment, regardless of what happens in Washington. Jerry Brown vows to fight Trump on climate: "California will launch its own damn satellite" And there is a ton of political support in California to back him up.

Bottom line: if they try this, it could backfire in a very big way.

As a proud Native Son, born in Upland, I hope you're correct. One way or another I am confident that resistance is not futile.
After all:
States Adopting California's Clean Cars Standards
Since Maryland joined there are a total of twelve states following CARB policies. They had 178 Electoral votes in 2016. Most went Democrat but quite a few did not. I rather think even the Trump administration might be cautious about challenging a very popular 12 State/178 Electoral vote policy, especially when US Senators and Representatives begin to hear howls of objections.

With some coordination this battle should not be unsurmountable. As for other issues, I'm probably less optimistic.

 

[SageBrush]

cronies would be fair, but that's not what was posted.

trump has used his money and influence to avoid prosecution for juvenile rape and dozens of cases of sexual harassment.

How does chief scumbag sound to you ?

 

[hockeythug]

trump has used his money and influence to avoid prosecution for juvenile rape and dozens of cases of sexual harassment.

How does chief scumbag sound to you ?

More liberal nonsense. Triggered much?

 

[SageBrush]

More liberal nonsense.

I am not liberal, and just because you are blind, deaf and dumb does not make it nonsense.

 

[FlatSix911]

trump has used his money and influence to avoid prosecution for juvenile rape and dozens of cases of sexual harassment. How does chief scumbag sound to you ?

You need a safe space and a puppy ...

 

[hockeythug]

I am not liberal, and just because you are blind, deaf and dumb does not make it nonsense.

It is. None of it is true.