President Donald Trump is signing a measure on Thursday morning preventing California from phasing out the sale of most gas-powered vehicles by 2035, a White House official confirmed to the Washington Examiner.

The president is set to sign the resolution reversing California’s policy around 11 a.m. at the White House.

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The executive action comes after both chambers of Congress gave the green light to such a measure, which seeks to repeal a Biden-era policy from the Environmental Protection Agency that granted California a waiver to mandate that 80% of new cars sold be electric vehicles by 2035.