NCL slams introduction of resolutions weakening tailpipe emission standards
Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829
Washington, DC – Congressional Republicans today introduced three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions that restricts states’ rights to establish robust tailpipe emission standards.
Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may issue the State of California a waiver to exceed federal emission standards for motor vehicles. Other states are permitted to adopt California’s standards. In 2024, the EPA provided California waivers for the State’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II), Advanced Clean Trucks, and Omnibus NOx rules. These standards, which have been adopted in full or in part by 17 states, have nationwide benefits: conserving energy, combating the climate crisis, improving health, and reducing pain at the pump.
“Slamming the brakes on robust emission standards will inflict pain at the pump, hamper American competitiveness, exacerbate the climate crisis, and harm public health,” said Daniel Greene, Senior Director of Consumer Protection & Product Safety Policy. “These resolutions ignore a simple truth: costs are low when clean car standards are high. The United States must create a thriving EV industrial base to preserve the nation’s automobile manufacturing capacity. Further, strong clean car standards are vital to combatting the climate crisis and preventing harmful pollutants from entering our atmosphere, which improves public health. Congress should stop this assault on American competitiveness, affordability, health, and the environment at its inception.”
Please see this fact sheet detailing the CRAs and their effect on American competitiveness, affordability, health, and the environment
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