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9/17/19 news report (link, subscription):
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Trump to Revoke California’s Authority to Set Stricter Auto Emissions Rules"
A couple of article excerpts:
"The Trump administration is expected on Wednesday to formally revoke California’s legal authority to set tailpipe pollution rules that are stricter than federal rules, in a move designed by the White House to strike twin blows against both the liberal-leaning state that President Trump has long antagonized and the environmental legacy of President Barack Obama..."
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"...A White House spokesman referred questions on the matter to the Environmental Protection Agency. A spokesman for the E.P.A. did not respond to an email requesting comment.
Xavier Becerra, the attorney general of California, said the state intends to strike back with a lawsuit, one that is expected to go all the way to the Supreme Court. “While the White House clings to the past, automakers and American families embrace cleaner cars,” he wrote in an email, calling the tougher standards “achievable, science-based, and a boon for hardworking American families and public health.”"
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"...In recent months, the administration’s broader weakening of nationwide auto-emissions standards has become plagued with delays as staff members struggled to prepare adequate legal, technical or scientific justifications for the move.
As a result, the White House decided to proceed with just one piece of its overall plan — the move to strip California of its legal authority to set tougher standards — while delaying the release of its broader rollback, according to these people.
The administration’s plans have been further complicated because major automakers have told the White House that they do not want such an aggressive rollback...."
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(6/18/19 news article link:) "
US air quality is slipping after years of improvement"
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3/22/19 article link:
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6 ways the Trump administration has tried to roll back environmental protections that keep US drinking water safe"
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This is number six, above, now in effect (for the time being). Recent article links:))
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New York Waterways could be At Risk for Pollution from Trump Clean Water Rule Changes"
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Trump administration nixes Obama-era clean water protections"
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Related, in a general (sickening) way.. (9/20/19 article link:) "
Climate Change Is Devastating the Lush Gardens of Versailles"
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