Congress removes CARB and other state's ability to set emissions standards

[BMWTurboDzl]

California grandfathered in their right to regulate air emissions by inventing CARB before the Clean Air Act. This is why, in the last couple decades, states have only been able to choose Federal or California specs.

Yep. California has an explicit carve out in the text for the CAA.

 

[ripcord]

California grandfathered in their right to regulate air emissions by inventing CARB before the Clean Air Act. This is why, in the last couple decades, states have only been able to choose Federal or California specs.

Since 1970 California has needed special waivers from the federal government to deviate from the federal standards. Every new regulation passed by CARB required EPA approval. Congresses recent laws rescinded those waivers.

 

[LostInTransit]

Follow up:

Just for an instances, I've contacted Throtl.com as part of their "dream build" I asked them to help me complete our dream build and got a letter/official looking document from them stating that due to CA CARB laws they are unable to submit my van for the build. Mind you Throtl does not offer anything for the van. So I suspect they posted some sort of official document in order to decline my build instead of actually saying we don't carry parts for your car.

 

[eljefino]

Follow up:

Just for an instances, I've contacted Throtl.com as part of their "dream build" I asked them to help me complete our dream build and got a letter/official looking document from them stating that due to CA CARB laws they are unable to submit my van for the build. Mind you Throtl does not offer anything for the van. So I suspect they posted some sort of official document in order to decline my build instead of actually saying we don't carry parts for your car.

Well it's still a bill, not a law. Some laws take time after passage to take effect, and your vendor would probably take additional time to make sure they were compliant.

 

[Al]

The largest market in US will drive car makers emissions. Feel good legislation.

No the Federal governmet's standards will. Many fail to understand the Fed Standards till rule supreme. This is not a States' rights issue.

 

[notharry]

I support nationwide standards but until China etc, stop polluting with impunity our efforts are futile to some degree.

Agreed.

 

[KrisZ]

People thinking that this will bring back the 1970s smog back to California are truly funny.