Ding dong, coal is dead
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At least in California.
      • velindora@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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        4 months ago

        California back slides all the time. It’s banned for now but give it a couple of years and They will backslide somehow. This is America, land of the backsliders

        • 2020 ban → 2022 backslide/delay — Flavored tobacco
        • 2014 ban → 2016–2020 backslide — Plastic bags (thicker “reusable” plastic bags allowed)
        • 2020 ban → 2021–2022 backslide — Foam takeout containers (local rollback delays)
        • 2006 ban/rule → 2010–2024 backslides — Diesel truck emissions (multiple extensions)
        • 2018 ban → 2019–2020 backslide — Animal-tested cosmetics (federal conflict exemptions)
        • 2022 ban → 2023–2024 backslide — Gas car phase-out (hybrid carve-outs, compliance easing)