A recent poll found a sharp divide between consumers on the left and the right when asked about California's emissions waiver and the Trump administration's fight to revoke it.
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Trump and the current EPA administration have now moved to formally revoke that power, citing the preemptive powers of federal law over state and local regulations, plus cheaper and safer vehicles. Litigation between the EPA and the states could take years to resolve, leaving automakers and consumers in the lurch in the meantime.... [+]
As a group, 50 percent of all our respondents were in favor of California setting its own standards; 29 percent were against the idea, and 21 percent were unsure. But when we split those responses by political party, 61 percent of Republicans agreed with the Trump administration’s policies, just nine percent of Democrats agreed with them, and 23 percent of Independents agreed. environmental protection agency secretary Jared Blumenfeld California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols and California attorney general Xavier Becerra look on during a news conference.
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