Regulation & Safety

California regulator threatens ban on gasoline engines

Mary Nichols — Mary Nichols: “CARB will be exploring ways to ensure communities get the reductions of air pollution they so desperately need to keep the air clean and breathable -- and continue to fight climate change." (BLOOMBERG)

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May 16, 2019 05:16 PM

WASHINGTON -- California's top environmental regulator is threatening to enact tougher pollution rules that could include a ban on vehicles that burn petroleum-based fuels in retaliation for the Trump administration’s plan to relax vehicle emission standards.

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