February 22, 2019 - SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Thursday issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement that negotiations on the nation’s Clean Car Standards have ended:

“Walking away from negotiations is sadly consistent with the Trump Administration’s retreat from our nation’s existing Clean Car Standards," said Attorney General Becerra. "Abandoning ship on the U.S.’s serious push to tackle pollution is another sign of impotence and fallibility, something Americans aren’t accustomed to. California and states throughout America are prepared to defend our national Clean Car Standards even if the Trump Administration intends to go AWOL."

(Left) Credit: CA. Air Resources Board
Source: CA. DOJ

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Joint Statement from the White House, Department of Transportation, and Environmental Protection Agency on the SAFE Vehicles Rule

February 22, 2019 - On Thursday, officials from the White House, Department of Transportation, and Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Trump Administration has decided to discontinue discussions with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding the proposed Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule. Despite the Administration’s best efforts to reach a common-sense solution, it is time to acknowledge that CARB has failed to put forward a productive alternative since the SAFE Vehicles Rule was proposed. Accordingly, the Administration is moving forward to finalize a rule later this year with the goal of promoting safer, cleaner, and more affordable vehicles.
Source: Office of the White House