A federal proposal that would require states to monitor and set targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions, praised by Democrats, is being called “unworkable” by many Republican states. Planetizen By Diana Ionescu October 24, 2022
"Republican-led states are pushing back on a proposal to monitor and curb greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s highways, calling it federal overreach and arguing that the plan is “illegal and unworkable.” As Daniel C. Vock reports for Route Fifty, the proposal “would require states and metropolitan planning organizations to establish targets for cutting greenhouse gas pollution from vehicles” without implementing any enforcement mechanism. Opponents argue that the FHWA does not have the authority to make such requirements.
According to Vock, “Another major point of friction is over the ability and authority of state transportation departments to handle the requirements.” A statement from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation stated, “The mission and purpose of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation does not include reducing [greenhouse] gasses.”
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