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H.R. 1435: Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act
Bill Summary: For other fuel options besides gasoline, scientists have designed cars that run not on gasoline, but urine or human fat. # Context 49 states aren’t allowed to set their own motor vehicle emissions standards, but California can. Due to California’s notorious smog and air pollution at the time, the Clean Air Act of 1970 let the state apply for an EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) waiver from federal emissions rules, establishing its own stricter standards instead. In 2019, the Trump administration …
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State of Play
Fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas, primarily — remain the dominant energy sources for much of the world, with their accompanying infrastructure of mines, drilling and production wells, pipelines and various forms of transportation. But they have become more problematic as governments struggle to address climate change and pivot to energy sources that do not result in carbon dioxide emissions.