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Nicholas Bryner

The Conversation

Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy, University of California, Los Angeles

Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy, University of California, Los Angeles

Cars move in the rain along a highway

Why California gets to write its own auto emissions standards: 5 questions answered

Environment

When the Clean Air Act was passed, California was already developing innovative laws and standards to address its unique air pollution problems. So Congress carved out an exemption.