President Donald Trump is expected to sign three resolutions on Thursday that will revoke California’s authority to enforce its own electric vehicle sales mandates and diesel engine standards.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) confirmed the signings are scheduled for 11 a.m., completing efforts to overturn EPA waivers granted during the Biden administration.
“This final step kills California’s overreach,” Capito said earlier this week.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has vowed legal action. Daniel Villaseñor, spokesperson for Gov. Gavin Newsom, responded, “If it’s a day ending in Y, it’s another day of Trump’s war on California. We’re fighting back.”
The resolutions, passed under the Congressional Review Act, mark the first time such waivers have been revoked this way since the law’s 1996 passage.
California’s special emissions authority stems from the 1970 Clean Air Act. Environmentalists argue the carveout is vital to combat air pollution.
The move could also affect other states that follow California’s rules, although some, including Maryland and Vermont, had delayed implementation.