Nichols Says CARB’s Vehicle GHG Deals Can Be Template For U.S. Rules

California air board chief Mary Nichols, who says she would accept an offer to be EPA administrator under a potential Biden administration, believes the state’s recently finalized voluntary “framework” deals with five automakers on reducing greenhouse gases should serve as a template for national model year 2022-26 rules. “First of all, I think everyone has agreed that the California framework is an interim approach. It only goes to 2026, obviously,” she says in an exclusive Oct. 26 interview with Inside...