California Emissions Battle Escalates After Federal Rollback The long-standing conflict between state and federal authority over vehicle emissions standards has intensified. On June 12, 2025, two major events reshaped the landscape of California emissions regulations: President Donald Trump signed a resolution nullifying California’s EPA waivers, and California Governor Gavin Newsom countered with Executive Order N-27-25 to reinforce the state’s clean-air goals. Federal Rollback Ends State-Specific Emissions Authority Under the Clean Air Act, California had historically been granted waivers by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce stricter emissions standards than those set at the federal level. These waivers allowed the state to regulate greenhouse gas and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions more aggressively and played a key role in accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), including zero-emission commercial trucks. President Trump’s latest action eliminates that waiver authority, effectively banning California from implementing its own vehicle emissions standards. This… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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