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The Alliance has long supported state flexibility in the Clean Air Act (CAA) that permits California to adopt, and allows other states and territories to follow, regulations that can be more protective of public health and welfare than applicable federal standards.
The Alliance stands firmly in support of California’s authority as permitted under the CAA to adopt its own requirements for locomotive operations and emissions standards for non-new locomotives and engines, as well as the authority of other states and territories to voluntarily adopt those regulations. Such regulations can play a vital role in states’ ability to improve air quality, protect public health, advance environmental justice, and tackle climate change.
Read the Alliance’s full letter here.
Launched on June 1, 2017 by the governors of Washington, New York, and California to help fill the void left by the previous administration’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, the Alliance has grown to include 24 governors from across the U.S. representing approximately 60% of the U.S. economy and 55% of the U.S. population. Governors in the Alliance have pledged to collectively reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 26-28% by 2025, 50-52% by 2030, and 61-66% by 2035, all below 2005 levels, and collectively achieve overall net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as practicable, and no later than 2050.
The Alliance’s states and territories continue to demonstrate that climate action goes hand-in-hand with economic growth, job creation, and better public health. The Alliance reduced its collective net greenhouse gas emissions by 19% between 2005 and 2022, while increasing collective GDP by 30%, and is on track to meet its near-term climate goal by reducing collective GHG emissions 26% below 2005 levels by 2025. The coalition’s states and territories are employing more workers in the clean energy sector, achieving lower levels of dangerous air pollutants, and preparing more effectively for climate impacts and executing more pre-disaster planning than the rest of the country.
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