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University of Michigan professor Barry Rabe opens his environmental politics and policy class each semester by displaying a photo featuring former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
In it, Granholm stands with then-President Barack Obama, then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, then-Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, and then-Vice President Joe Biden. They are commemorating Obama’s agreement to grant a Clean Air Act waiver that let California impose stricter auto air pollution standards than those of the federal government.
The 2009 decision marked a watershed moment in the American auto industry’s shift toward fuel efficient and electric vehicles. Granholm, the governor of America’s struggling auto capital, where political leaders had historically opposed fuel efficiency measures, was giving her blessing.