Cars are one of the main sources of climate pollution in the United States. On April 12, the EPA proposed new car pollution standards that will lead us toward a pollution-free future. The rule will strengthen our country’s shift to electric vehicles, which the EPA projects could account for two-thirds of US car sales by 2032.
This new rule follows years of advocacy by Earthjustice and our partners, including a 2020 lawsuit that challenged the Trump administration’s rollback of clean car regulations. You can help clean the air in every community and fight the climate crisis by asking the EPA to further strengthen and implement these foundational standards.
Why are car pollution standards important?
What is the Biden administration doing about car pollution?
How is Earthjustice pushing for cleaner cars and trucks?
- Earthjustice has been advocating for strict car pollution standards for more than a decade.
- We are now calling on the Biden administration to make these standards even stronger and finalize them as soon as possible. Significant federal investments in electric vehicles, combined with rapidly improving technology, enable an even faster transition to zero-emission vehicles.
- We also call on the administration to adopt equally strong regulations on truck pollution. Trucks account for a quarter of transport-related climate pollution and also emit high doses of nitrogen oxides, which damage hearts and lungs. Despite this health damage, the Biden administration has proposed a rule that would no require manufacturers to produce more zero-emission trucks than already planned.
- We’ve also helped lay the groundwork for national progress by defending California’s authority to set stricter clean car standards than the federal government and pushing California to lead the way toward a 100 percent zero-emissions future.
