WASHINGTON \u2014 The Trump administration wants to slam the brakes on costly trucking emissions standards that California sought to impose on tens of thousands of vehicles traveling into the state.<\/p>\n
But California says it has no plans to stall its national green energy polices pushed by Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n The US Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday its final disapproval of the Golden State\u2019s Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance Regulation being applied to more than 50,000 trucks coming from outside the state or outside the US, according to state data.<\/p>\n \u201cIf California had its way, prices would skyrocket for truckers and businesses across America,\u201d said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin<\/a>. \u201cAffordable trucks are vital for keeping food and goods moving and prices low for families.\u201d<\/p>\n The disapproval notice will still allow the Newsom administration to enforce the regulation for heavy-duty trucks registered in California. The trucks are defined under the regulation as non-gasoline combustion vehicles weighing more than 14,000 pounds.<\/p>\n \u201cToday\u2019s announcement is a whole lot of bluster about bean counting,\u201d said California Air Resources Board spokesperson Lindsay Buckley in response.<\/p>\n \u201cIf California had its way, prices would skyrocket for truckers and businesses across America,\u201d said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. AP<\/p>\n \u201cEPA has no authority over this program and we will continue to enforce the law to ensure that all trucks operating in California abide by the same rules \u2014 even if EPA doesn\u2019t want to give us credit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n In 2019, the Democratic governor signed a law that eventually directed the California Air Resources Board to pilot a program slashing the heavy-duty truck emissions.<\/p>\n That resulted in the regulations as well as the board voting for the state to become \u201cthe first place in the world to mandate zero-emission trucks by 2045,\u201d Newsom celebrated in an X post<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n Newsom has also blamed the trucks for spewing out \u201cnearly a third of harmful air pollutants\u201d and called for \u201cbold action\u201d against the vehicles.<\/p>\n