Cara Horowitz emphasizes California’s role in managing vehicle emissions standards | Sustainable LA Grand Challenge

Karen Dutko
February 17, 2022
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Publication: Washington Post

UCLA Expert: Cara Horowitz: Co-Executive Director, UCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment; Co-Director, UCLA UCLA Environmental Law Clinic; Member, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Synopsis: The Washington Post reported on how President Joe Biden’s decision to allow California to set environmental standards for cars could influence the rest of the country.

UCLA News: Horowitz shares her thoughts on California’s historical role in setting emissions standards. “It’s worth recognizing that the only reason the feds are where they are on greenhouse gas emission standards for cars is because California went there first. The importance of California’s authority shouldn’t be dismissed just because the feds have now caught up to California.”