Internal combustion engines put plenty of actual pollutants into the air, not just CO2, and moreover, they do that directly where everyone lives, not off in som

Internal combustion engines put plenty of actual pollutants into the air, not just CO2, and moreover, they do that directly where everyone lives, not off in some remote manufacturing site. While I'm not sure how to quantify the health impact of the resulting air quality issues, it isn't nothing. This has been most of the past impetus for why California has such stringent emissions standards compared to other regulating bodies. The effect is especially pronounced in Los Angeles and Orange Counties because of the unique geography being totally surrounded by mountains and ocean. I mentioned it yesterday when this same bill passing was posted about then, but we used to have fairly regular "smog days" when I was a kid in the 80s. Outdoor activity just totally shut down. Kids weren't even allowed to play outside. It's not nearly that bad any more because of decades of strong emissions standards, but it's still bad for an American city. Of course, a lot of the problem isn't even from family passenger vehicles. It's all the trucking taking place because of the ports. If mitigation measures don't include switching all of those onto non-combustion engines as well, it won't be nearly as effective.