Episode #7: Clean Car Standards
Under the federal Clean Air Act, we have national regulations for motor vehicles. But the law also authorizes California to set separate standards, and other states to adopt those standards. This episode explains how Connecticut adopted California’s Advanced Clean Cars Program, which (1) reduces smog forming pollution, (2) reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and (3) promotes zero emission vehicles. It also explains how the leadership of states like California and Connecticut led to the development of new, nationally applicable standards for vehicle emissions, including greenhouse gas emissions.
[archiveorg KeepingItGreen107 width=640 height=140 frameborder=0 webkitallowfullscreen=true mozallowfullscreen=true]Sources & Helpful Links:
- California Air Resources Board (CARB), California’s Advanced Clean Cars program, http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/consumer_info/advanced_clean_cars/consumer_acc.htm
- California Air Resources Board (CARB), Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program, http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/zevprog/zevprog.htm
- California Air Resources Board (CARB), Zero-Emission Vehicle Legal and Regulatory Activities and Background, http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/zevprog/zevregs/zevregs.htm
- Center for Climate & Energy Solutions (C2ES), Federal Vehicle Standards, http://www.c2es.org/federal/executive/vehicle-standards
- Connecticut General Assembly, Public Act No. 04-84: An Act Concerning Clean Cars, http://www.cga.ct.gov/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00084-R00SB-00119-PA.htm
- Legal Information Institute, 42 U.S.C. § 7507 [Clean Air Act § 177], http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/7507
- Legal Information Institute, 42 U.S.C. § 7543 [Clean Air Act § 209], http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/7543
- Maryland Department of the Environment, States Adopting California’s Clean Cars Standards, http://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Air/MobileSources/CleanCars/Pages/states.aspx
- net, Section 177 States, http://transportpolicy.net/index.php?title=US:_Section_177_States
- S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center, Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Production Requirements, http://www.afdc.energy.gov/laws/4249
- S. EPA, California Waivers and Authorizations, http://www.epa.gov/otaq/cafr.htm#state
- Union of Concerned Scientists, Clean Car Standards Resource Center, http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/smart-transportation-solutions/vehicle-policy/current-policies-and-legislation/clean-car-standards-resource-center.html#.VLBGgsn3E2g
- S. EPA, EPA Sets Cleaner Fuel and Car Standards, Slashing Air Pollution and Providing Health Benefits to Thousands (Mar. 3, 2014), http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb69d/ce8984957ffefa6a85257c90004fe802!OpenDocument
- S. EPA, Regulations & Standards: Light-Duty, http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/regs-light-duty.htm
- S. EPA, Summary of the Clean Air Act, http://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-clean-air-act
- S. EPA, Tier 3 Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards Program, http://www.epa.gov/otaq/tier3.htm