"EPA Moves to Cut Obama’s Auto Mileage Rules"

"The Trump administration announced that fuel-efficiency regulations for cars and light trucks are too stringent and must be revised, beginning a process sought by the U.S. auto industry to pare anti-pollution targets.

The EPA also said it was considering whether to revoke the waiver that allows California to set its own, tougher emissions rules.

The national greenhouse gas emission targets that were a signature element of former President Barack Obama’s climate-change policy are too aggressive, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt said in a statement Monday outlining the decision."

Ryan Beene, Jennifer A Dlouhy, and John Lippert report for Bloomberg April 2, 2018.

SEE ALSO:

"EPA Puts The Brakes On Obama-Era MPG Rules" (Detroit News)

"Fuel Economy: Pruitt Reopens 'Inappropriate' Rules To Cheers, Jeers" (E&E News PM)

"EPA Moves To Weaken Landmark Fuel Efficiency Rules" (NPR)

"How U.S. Fuel Economy Standards Compare to the Rest of the World" (New York Times)

"Fuel Economy: Trump To Roll Back Landmark Climate Rules On Cars" (ClimateWire)

"Automakers Sought Looser Rules but May Get More Than They Bargained For" (New York Times)

"Honda Executive: EPA’s Relaxed Car Efficiency Standards Plan Not ‘Sensible’" (The Hill)

"Calling Car Pollution Standards ‘Too High,’ E.P.A. Sets Up Fight With California" (New York Times)

"Why EPA’s Effort to Weaken Fuel Efficiency Standards Could be Trump’s Most Climate-Damaging Move Yet" (InsideClimate News)

"Calif. To Fight Trump’s ‘Politically Motivated’ Car Standards Plan" (The Hill)