Wisconsin Republican lawmakers pushing bill to outlaw bans on gas-powered vehicles

A bill that would outlaw the ban of gas powered vehicles is being pushed by Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin. Gas stations have thrown their support behind the measure.

Wisconsin was not among those states. But in a message to lawmakers seeking cosponsors, the Republican authors of the Wisconsin bills stoked fears of "runaway state bureaucrats and excessive local governments" taking matters into their own hands to ban gas engines.

Gas stations and fossil fuel industry groups such as Kwik Trip and the American Petroleum Institute have thrown their support behind the measures. Meanwhile, environmental advocates and the American Lung Association oppose them.