Is California’s Gasoline Car Ban Legal?

The chief of the Environmental Protection Agency has questioned “the legality and practicality” of an executive order issued earlier this week by California Governor Gavin Newsom that will ban sales of new gasoline cars in the state from 2035. Andrew Wheeler also suggested that the order could need federal approval, according to a letter seen by the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news. Newsom signed the order last week and passed it on to the California Air Resources Board for implementation in the Golden State’s…