On Passage: H J RES 89 Congressional disapproval, of the rule submitted by the EPA relating to “California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The ’Omnibus’ Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision”

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency notice titled California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The ‘Omnibus’ Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision (90 Fed. Reg. 643) and published on January 6, 2025. Among other elements, the notice grants the California Air Resources Board request for a waiver for its Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Omnibus Low NOX regulations. (Under the Clean Air Act, California may seek waivers of the preemption prohibiting states from enacting certain emission standards.)