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California, U.S. to Meet Next Week on Emission Standards
Regulators from California and the federal government will confer on Nov. 13 in a renewed bid to agree on future vehicle emission standards.
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Regulators from California and the federal government will confer on Nov. 13 in a renewed bid to agree on future vehicle emission standards.
The video teleconference will be the first dialog among the California Air Resources Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Dept. of Transportation in nearly two months, Reuters reports.
CARB is expected to present a way to align the White House’s determination to freeze standards in 2020 with California’s vow to implement exiting federal rules that would continue to tighten emission limits through 2026.
The Trump administration threatens to strip CARB of its power to set its own standards if no agreement is reached. California and 19 other states say they will launch a legal fight to retain the current regulatory schedule and defend CARB’s rulemaking rights unless the White House relents.
Acting EPA Administrator says federal agencies are waiting for a formal proposal from CARB to resolve the impasse. Most carmakers favor some form of tougher standards, as long as rulemakers also make it easier to meet them.
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