Trumps plan to kill californias gas car ban sounds legally dubious – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Trump’s plan to overturn California’s ban on gas car sales sounds legally dubious.

According to the New York Times, Republicans plan on using the Congressional Review Act “that permits lawmakers to reverse recently-adopted regulations with a simple majority vote.” Except California’s ban on gas-car sales isn’t a federal law, it’s a waiver under the Clean Air Act of 1970, and therefore isn’t subject to Congressional review. Yet another legally questionable move from an administration that’s openly hostile to the idea of slashing tailpipe emissions.

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