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The Clean Air Act allows states with poor air quality to choose between complying with federal vehicle emission standards and adopting the more protective standards—known as the Clean Cars Program—implemented by the state of California. In late 2004, California adopted first-of-their-kind standards requiring cars and light-duty trucks to limit emissions that contribute to global warming. |
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On June 26, 2006, the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the Clean Air Act authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the greenhouse gases (“GHGs”) that cause global warming. Challenging EPA’s position that it has no such authority is a coalition of nearly 30 states, cities, and environmental organizations. |
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For more than 30 years, under Title II of the Clean Air Act, automobile emission standards have been set federally, with authority for California to adopt its own standards so long as the standards were at least as protective of public health as the federal standards. |
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In its zeal to defeat state efforts, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers has been distributing misinformation about the Clean Cars Program. This fact sheet corrects some of their misstatements |
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