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If that's the case, how can California have auto safety standards or standards for gasoline that are more strict than other states?
by pfranz 10y ago
If that's the case, how can California have auto safety standards or standards for gasoline that are more strict than other states?
- initram 10y agoExactly! And living in California, I can't tell you what a pain in the ass it is to try to send a friend in another state a bottle of wine. Whenever you visit a vineyard or even a wine specialty shop, they have a list of states they can't send anything to, and states they can stuff to with restrictions. It's kind of a mess!
- rayiner 10y agoCalifornia has special standards for gasoline and fuel efficiency under a special exemption to the Clean Air Act granted to California and only California.
- Mz 10y agoDo you have a source for that? I have had a couple of classes on environmental law. My general understanding is states can raise the bar on federal expectations, but not lower the bar. Thanks.
- rayiner 10y agohttps://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation/vehicle-emissions-california-waivers-and-authorizations https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation/vehicle-e... Your point is correct as to the Clean Air Act. But, e.g. One state can't threaten economic sanctions against another state if pollution from one drifts into the other, undermining that state's higher standards. Another example is GMO labeling requirements. These are being challenged as violating the dormant commerce clause by placing an undue burden on interstate commerce.
- Mz 10y agoI am aware of the impact the interstate commerce laws have on limiting what states can do. That wasn't part of your original assertion. Thank you for replying. Have an upvote.