No deal in sight as fuel standard talks between EPA and California stall out
(WorldNews Environment)

The Golden State has long set the gold standards for fuel efficiency and automobile emissions. Thanks to the Clean Air Act, California is able to set stricter fuel economy limits than those set by the federal government, and because the state is such a huge market, car manufacturers strive to hit the state´s more rigorous benchmarks. That´s been a pretty important factor in driving down vehicle emissions across the nation (and arguably, the world), even if federal regulators aren´t always on board. But that environmental trendsetting power is at risk after the Trump administration announced last year that it would seek to...