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The approval is a reversal of a 2005 decisionj striking downthe state’s Clean Air Act waivedr request. The EPA waivee means the state can begin implementing a 2004 law that requirexs automakers to increase the fuel efficiencgy of cars by40 percent, to 35.5 miles per gallon, over the next sevejn years. “This waiver is consistent with the Cleanb Air Actas it’s been used for the last 40 years and supportsa the prerogatives of the 13 states and the Districyt of Columbia who have opted to follow California’s EPA administrator Lisa Jackson said in a news “More importantly, this decision reinforces the historic agreement on nationwidde emissions standards developed by a broad coalition of government and environmental stakeholders earlier this year.
” President Obamas in May announced a national polich to improve fuel efficiency in new cars and trucks.
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