POLICY
DEP Wants to Shut Down Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars Starting in 2035
Health advocates, environmentalists back proposal, but car dealers and business groups predict a disaster
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS — In what will be the only public hearing on the proposed rule, climate and health advocates told state officials Thursday that New Jersey needs to accelerate its move to electric vehicles if it wants to achieve its goal of slashing global-warming pollution from the transportation sector. The full name of the proposal is the Advanced Clean Car II standard (ACCII) …