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California denies plans to secede

After the Detroit News wrote that the California Air Resources Board was threatening to renege on a deal with the White House and automakers to reach compromise national standards, CARB’s chair, Mary D. Nichols, denied that they had ever made this threat. Nichols wrote that they were “fully committed to the agreement” announced by President Obama [...]

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Jeep Wrangler, GEM exempt from new California rules

The California Air Resources Board announced that vehicles with soft plastic windows, such as those in the Jeep Wrangler, will be exempt from new regulations that require thermal-control windows. The regulations, to be phased in starting in model year 2012, are designed to reduce vehicle emissions by cutting the load on air conditioners.
Due to [...]

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Toyota to dump California plant

It appears the days are numbered for California’s last automotive production facility. Sources with knowledge of the situation say the Japanese automaker will most likely wind down its share of the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant it once shared with General Motors, ending the employment of the only UAW workers building Toyota products.
On Thursday, [...]

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EPA grants California emissions waiver

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today granted California a Clean Air Act waiver allowing the state to set its own standards for tailpipe emissions including greenhouse gases.
The waiver was originally sought in 2005, during the Bush Administration. After a controversial review, the EPA rejected the request last year. Shortly after taking office in January, President [...]

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President Obama announces new fuel, emissions rules

President Barack Obama has announced sweeping new fuel efficiency and emissions standards for American vehicles. The proposed standards include the first-ever U.S. government regulation of greenhouse gases and would end the dispute between California and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Speaking at the White House, the President said “Right now, the rules governing fuel economy in this [...]

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