Climate Changed
California’s Clean-Car Support Grows Despite Trump’s Attacks
- New Mexico, Minnesota move to adopt California auto rules
- States disregard Trump moves to revoke California auto powers
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Two Democratic governors have lined their states up to join the 13 others in adopting California’s rules to curb automobile greenhouse gas emissions, even after the Trump administration moved to nullify state authority on fuel-efficiency rules.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Wednesday directed his state’s environmental agency to begin drafting rules to cut tailpipe emission and bolster sales of electric cars, policies patterned on those set by California regulators. On Tuesday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said her state would also adopt new tailpipe greenhouse gas and zero-emission vehicle requirements starting in the 2022 model year.