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Republicans are about to pull another stunt and blow past legal limits to their power—this time to come after states' ability to limit pollution.

They’re doing this by trying to eliminate a set of Clean Air Act “waivers” granted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which allow states like California to set their own vehicle emission standards that are even stricter than the federal government’s. These waivers effectively drive forward vehicle electrification and reduce emissions from transportation, the most polluting sector in our economy.

Yet despite a recent ruling confirming that these waivers can’t be undone through political stunts—namely an obscure legislative tool known as the Congressional Review Act (CRA) process—Republicans are barreling forward with multiple resolutions to kneecap these life-saving clean air protections anyway.

It’s like Republicans are determined to poison our kids. And we shouldn’t stand for it.

If enough members of Congress hear from their constituents before voting on these resolutions—which could happen this week—there’s a chance we can stop this blatant attempt to bend the law. But we have to act now.

Thanks to the EPA waivers, California is already cutting pollution, driving innovation, and protecting public health.

These state standards are critical to protecting Americans from trucking emissions that are responsible for hundreds of thousands of premature deaths and childhood asthma cases, plus over a trillion dollars in economic damages. Eliminating them would mean all of us paying the price—with our health, economy, and future.

Republicans love to talk about “states rights”—that is, until states stand up to fossil fuel interests. 😒

These CRA resolutions are nothing but a bad faith attempt to protect corporate polluters by undermining climate progress. And if they go through, they’ll actively harm communities who live near big highways and other busy thoroughfares where vehicle pollution is regularly belched into the air.

We can’t allow Republicans to hijack the legislative process and make it easier for polluters to keep poisoning our communities. Send a message urging your members of Congress to uphold the law and preserve state leadership on climate by voting against these dangerous CRA resolutions.

Thanks for taking action today.

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