California, Democratic States Challenge Trump EPA Greenhouse Gas Rollback

California is actively pushing back against President Trump's administration's efforts to dismantle the state's climate policies and federal greenhouse gas regulations. State regulators and agencies, under Governor Gavin Newsom's directive, have proposed multiple strategies including strengthening electric vehicle incentives, expanding charging infrastructure, enacting new clean car rules, and curbing diesel pollution to uphold California's aggressive emission reduction targets. The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to repeal the federal finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten human health, a move that would invalidate existing emission standards for vehicles and industrial sources, prompting legal challenges from California and other Democratic-led states. Officials emphasize the significant health impacts of poor air quality in the state, with thousands of deaths annually linked to pollution, and warn that federal rollbacks will undermine progress on climate and public health. California's Attorney General Rob Bonta and other state leaders have called the EPA's proposal unlawful and scientifically unfounded, urging the administration to maintain environmental protections. Despite federal opposition, California remains committed to its climate goals and is preparing to implement policies to support zero-emission vehicle adoption and cleaner air through private investment and legislative action.