"U.S. States Vow To Defend Auto Fuel Efficiency Standards"

"WASHINGTON - Nearly a dozen U.S. states and Washington D.C. on Tuesday promised to defend federal automobile efficiency standards against a rollback proposed this week by Scott Pruitt, the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

“All Americans ... deserve to enjoy fuel-efficient, low-emission cars and light trucks that save money on gas, improve our health and support American jobs,” the attorneys general from 11 states said in a statement responding to Pruitt’s proposal on Monday to ease the Obama-era standards.

The standards called for roughly doubling by 2025 the average fuel efficiency of new vehicles sold in the United States to about 50 miles (80 km) per gallon. Proponents say they help spur innovation in clean technologies and cut emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide."

Timothy Gardner reports for Reuters April 3, 2018.

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"Auto Standards Rollback Threatens West Coast Vs. Trump Air War" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

"Trump’s Challenge To Fuel-Efficient Car Standards: An Uphill Battle" (Christian Science Monitor)

"Automakers Should Ignore EPA, Continue Path To Clean, Efficient Vehicles" (Detroit Free Press)

"Canada Watching EPA Vehicle Rule Changes Closely" (BNA)

"Auto Suppliers Fear EPA Fuel Economy Process Lacks Data, Certainty" (BNA)

"EPA Drops Mention of ‘Climate Change’ in Auto-Emissions Reversal" (BNA)