For decades, California’s ambitious car emissions rules have set the standard for the nation, resulting in more fuel-efficient vehicles with lower carbon emissions nationwide.
Now, as part of his obsessive rampage against our environment (and against California), Donald Trump recently revoked California’s right to set its own standards. His actions represent a massive step backwards in the climate crisis fight.
Rolling back vehicle emission standards will cause a serious increase in carbon emissions in our atmosphere, which will:
The federal government should not be sacrificing our families and our future to protect corporate polluters and big oil or to advance Donald Trump’s political vendetta against California.
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