RULES * USA - NADA and Chamber Lose Court Ruling

Washington,D.C.,USA -The Car Connection -3 May 2011: -- A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that the state of California can continue to pass air pollution standards that are stricter than federal law. The court blocked a legal challenge to California's ability to manage air pollution standards when it ruled that the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce did not have legal standing in the case... California is able to request waivers of federal standards in order to enact its own, stricter laws under the 1970 Clean Air Act. This is a right granted to California because it had its own pollution laws before the federal government enacted theirs... California is now negotiating with the EPA and NHTSA on new standards through 2025. Some environmental groups are attempting to raise the average fuel economy on new vehicles to 60 miles per gallon, while cutting carbon pollution by an additional 40 percent... (Photo by Photo David McNew/Getty Images from static.howstuffworks: Los Angeles' heavy traffic is a significant contributor to its infamous air pollution)