Trump administration revokes Obama-era fuel economy standards
The White House announced Thursday that it is moving ahead on its much-anticipated plan to roll back the tough fuel economy mandate set by the Obama administration. Acting EPA chief Andrew Wheeler said the agency also intends to eliminate California's authority to set its own automotive emissions rules — guidelines that have traditionally been tougher than those put in place by the Environmental Protection Agency for the rest of the country.
By lifting the California waiver put in place in 1975 as part of the original Clean Air Act, President Donald Trump's administration is effectively neutering a potentially significant challenge to any rollback of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards. By setting levels of automotive CO2 emissions, California regulators could effectively retain higher mileage targets. The 10 other states and the District of Columbia that have adopted the tougher California guidelines would also be impacted by the White House move.
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