DOMONOSKE: Well, it makes it clear that California does have this right that it has long had to set its own policies. Now, I spoke to Sandra Purohit, the director of federal advocacy at E2. That’s a business group that supports environmental policies. And she noted, it is still not clear what the federal policy will be under Biden when it comes to vehicle emissions and fuel economy.

SANDRA PUROHIT: But allowing the states to move forward with this kind of authority means that, regardless of what the federal standard is, states can still innovate. States can still push the envelope. And that’s a really important part of the history and hopefully the future as well.

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