Trump signs measure blocking California’s ban on new sales of gas-powered cars
June 12, 2025
President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. California quickly challenged the move in court. The resolution was approved by Congress last month and aims to quash the country’s most aggressive attempt to phase out gas-powered cars. He also signed measures to overturn state policies curbing tailpipe emissions in certain vehicles and smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from trucks. Trump called California’s regulations “crazy” at a White House ceremony where he was expected to sign the resolutions.
