States, cities challenge Trump mileage standards rollback
Nearly two dozen states and several cities are challenging the Trump administration's rollback of Obama-era mileage standards. They say science backed up the old regulations developed with the help of the nation's car makers.
Trump administration to release final rule on mileage rollback
The Trump administration is expected to release a final rule Tuesday on mileage standards through 2026.
New Trump mileage standards to gut Obama climate effort
It's a move that would gut one of the nation's single-biggest efforts against climate change.
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Why Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks revoking emissions standards could be ‘catastrophic’
President Trump has announced that states will no longer be able to set their own fuel mileage and emissions standards, as they previously were empowered to do. California, for example, had an agreement with several automakers for voluntary adherence to…
Ford, BMW, Honda and Volkswagen are parties to the deal with the California Air Resources Board, which appears designed to pressure the administration and the rest of the auto industry into joining or reaching a compromise.
The Trump administration says American consumers increasingly want bigger, gas-guzzling SUVs and pickup trucks.
Internal documents show the Environmental Protection Agency privately questioned the Trump administration's finding that freezing Obama-era mileage standards would make drivers safer.
The House passed an energy bill Tuesday that sets more demanding fuel efficiency standards for automobiles and calls for increased production of renewable sources of fuel. The bill was passed by the Senate last week. Energy and climate experts assess…
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