Overview

• President Trump used the Congressional Review Act to revoke EPA waivers that permitted California to require automakers to phase out new gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
• California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed suit with ten other states arguing the CRA cannot legally override Clean Air Act waivers after the GAO and Senate parliamentarian found such actions invalid.
• Colorado, which adopted California’s clean car standards in 2023 and aimed for electric vehicles to make up 80% of sales by 2032, joined the lawsuit to defend its regulations.
• The EPA also proposed repealing federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and natural-gas power plants as part of a broader rollback of environmental safeguards.
• Trump framed the move as protecting U.S. auto industry jobs while critics including the Center for Biological Diversity said it favors Big Oil and undermines air quality and climate goals.