The Environmental Protection Agency approved California’s request to enforce vehicle emissions standards stricter than federal rules, including the state’s ban on sales of new gasoline-powered cars.

The EPA greenlit California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule on Wednesday, which will ban new gas vehicle sales after 2035. Under the 1970 Clean Air Act, the state must request a waiver from the EPA to set stricter auto pollution standards than the federal government.

“California has long-standing authority to request waivers from EPA to protect its residents from dangerous air pollution coming from mobile sources like cars and trucks,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement. “Today’s actions follow through on EPA’s commitment to partner with states to reduce emissions and act on the threat of climate change.”

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