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California and 11 other states want to halt the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to try to stop them.
Dec. 13, 2024, 7:46 p.m. ET
The Biden administration is expected in the coming days to grant California and 11 other states permission to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars after 2035, one of the most ambitious climate policies in the United States and beyond, according to two people briefed on the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.
President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to revoke permission within days of his inauguration, part of his pledge to scrap Biden-era policies designed to fight climate change by accelerating the transition to electric vehicles.
“California has imposed the most ridiculous car regulations anywhere in the world, with mandates to move to all electric cars,” Mr. Trump has said. “I will terminate that.”
The state would most likely challenge any revocation, setting up a legal battle with the new administration.
“California has long led the nation in pioneering climate policies and innovation,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, earlier this year. “Those efforts will continue for years to come.”
Under the 1970 Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency has for decades allowed California, which has historically had the most polluted air in the nation, to enact tougher clean air standards than those set by the federal government. Federal law also allows other states under certain circumstances to adopt California’s standards as their own.
