California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger is not wasting any time in approaching the President Obama with his concerns over state-level rights to implement strict car emission standards. He sent him a letter yesterday, the day after Obama’s inauguration, which asked him for the power to impose such restrictions.

Schwarzenegger wrote to Obama that his administration “has a unique opportunity to both support the pioneering leadership of these states and move America toward global leadership on addressing climate change.”

The issue that Schwarzenegger is referring to is the 2007 Bush administration’s ruling that states can not impose greenhouse gas emission standards on new cars, trucks or SUVs. It happens to be a decision that Obama has sated he would re-examine.