Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced this week that he is withdrawing the state from participation in California’s extreme auto emissions standards.
The move from Youngkin comes after Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said that the state was not required to comply with California’s mandates that start next year, which were initiated by the Democrat state’s unelected California Air Resources Board (CARB).
“Once again, Virginia is declaring independence – this time from a misguided electric vehicle mandate imposed by unelected leaders nearly 3,000 miles away from the Commonwealth,” Youngkin said in a press release. “The idea that government should tell people what kind of car they can or can’t purchase is fundamentally wrong. Virginians deserve the freedom to choose which vehicles best fit the needs of their families and businesses. The law is clear, and I am…
