The federal Environmental Protection Agency this month submitted a handful of air pollution waivers from California to Congress, according to Politico; the body can vote to nullify them under the Congressional Review Act.
If that happens, it’ll mean carmakers wouldn’t be subject to those rules from California; other states, including New York, also generally follow California’s standards.
The Trump administration has moved to scale back some environmental regulations nationwide. In Arizona, the Republican-controlled Corporation Commission this spring repealed the state’s renewable energy standard.
But David Jenkins said the GOP should pay more attention to the natural environment.
Jenkins is president of the group Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship. The Show spoke with him earlier, and asked what to him are the biggest environmental issues that conservatives should be talking about, but aren’t.
Listen to the radio story at KJZZ.
