White House Expected To Speed California Preemption Before Auto Rule

The Trump administration appears poised to split its proposal to revoke California’s authority to enforce vehicle greenhouse gas curbs from its broader rule rolling back federal standards, with the new strategy advancing the preemption provisions on a quicker timeline than any rollback. While the precise timing of the administration’s move is unclear, the plan to bifurcate the new policies would allow Trump officials to formally attack California’s regulatory authority before issuing their rollback of federal limits, after months of delays...