Trump administration rollbacks on vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency standards deter national climate efforts
(WorldNews Environment)

As long anticipated, the Trump administration has proposed a significant roll-back of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards issued by the Obama administration. The proposed rulemaking would also revoke California´s right to establish its own more rigorous emissions standards under the federal Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA). In so doing, the Trump administration would freeze in place the commitments made by the Bush and Obama administrations to steadily increase motor vehicle fuel economy and to reduce pollutants caused by surface transportation. Moreover, the revocation of the California clean air waiver would end years of allowing California...