California has announced its decision to go to court and contest Congress’ vote to revoke its waiver from the federal Clean Air Act.

The Republican-led Senate moved Wednesday to overturn key Biden-era waivers allowing California to set its own vehicle emissions, a major blow to that state’s effort to regulate pollution from cars and trucks that could have broad environmental impacts for the rest of the country.

The Senate’s unprecedented move to revoke California’s ban on gasoline-powered cars by 2035 threatens to upend the U.S.’s status as both an economic powerhouse and a world leader on climate change mitigation, Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters Thursday.

California had the nation’s toughest vehicle pollution rules—but the GOP tanked them in service of 'fossil fuel donors.'

The coalition will work to sustain and develop state programs to help residents buy affordable electric cars and expand charging and fueling infrastructure.

Senate Republicans have voted to establish a new precedent that will allow them to roll back clean air standards in California, including a rule phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

For nearly 60 years, California has enjoyed the ability to set its own standards governing air pollution from automobiles, as long as they’re more stringent than the federal government’s. This rule, written into the Clean Air Act, was meant to recognize the state’s long-standing leadership in regulating air emissions.

The Senate passed resolutions to curb CARB’s enforcement authority, nearly eliminating the EPA waivers behind the Advanced Clean Trucks and Heavy-Duty Omnibus regulations.