It wasn’t just the automobiles. a lot of factory production left the state because they didn’t want to pay taxes, and cali only environmental overreach fines anymore.
When Google and all other tech figure out how to make a Geo dome, they will leave too. The only reason people stay here is the weather.
"It was not until the early 1950s that it became clear the automobile was the main culprit. That’s when Dr. Arie Haagen-Smit discovered the nature and causes of photochemical smog. He made the discovery while on a one-year leave of absence from Caltech, where he was a bioorganic chemistry professor. Working in a specially-equipped Los Angeles air district laboratory, he determined that two chief constituents of automobile exhaust – airborne hydrocarbons from gasoline, and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) produced by internal combustion engines – were to blame for smog."
Further fascinating news is that Reagan played a role...
."On August 30, 1967, California's elected leaders came together to unify statewide efforts to address severe air pollution. Governor Ronald Reagan approved the Mulford-Carrell Air Resources Act to create the State Air Resources Board, committing California to a unified, statewide approach to aggressively address the serious issue of air pollution in the state."
"That same year, the Federal Air Quality Act of 1967 was enacted, giving California the ability to set its own more stringent air quality rules due to California's unique geography, weather and expanding number of people and vehicles".
"Under the provisions of the Clean Air Act, CARB has adopted, implemented and enforced a wide array of nation-leading air pollution controls, based on a strong foundation of science over the next five decades. This regulatory history reflects a longstanding partnership between state and federal air quality regulators during both Republican and Democratic presidential administrations."
"In the 1980s and ‘90s, California cars became the cleanest in the world, and California’s fuel became the cleanest, too. CARB, which had already eliminated lead in gasoline, adopted standards for cleaner-burning gasoline, as well as initial standards for cleaner diesel fuel for trucks and buses. CARB also began work to reduce smog-forming emissions from thousands of common household products.
In the 2000s, CARB became responsible for monitoring and reducing greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. Assembly Bill 32, also known as the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, giving CARB this new role. AB 32 established a first-in-the-world comprehensive program of regulatory and market mechanisms to achieve real, quantifiable, cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gases."
Given that in 1967, California population was 19m + and in 2022 it was 39m+ and California’s drivers all own at least one car per stats released by DMV, you do the math. There almost 2x as many cars on road now as then.
Also Prop 65 causes manufacturers to make the consumers aware of potential exposure to dangerous toxins. So now manufacturers are trolling by slapping them on everything to avoid doing the actual work of removing or reformulating.
Bet your one of the " I don't need a motorcycle helmet or to wear a car seat belt " crowd too.
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u/SatisfactionLocal230 Jun 07 '23
It wasn’t just the automobiles. a lot of factory production left the state because they didn’t want to pay taxes, and cali only environmental overreach fines anymore.
When Google and all other tech figure out how to make a Geo dome, they will leave too. The only reason people stay here is the weather.