
If the Trump Administration elects to rollback current and future emissions standards, 14 states plan to file a lawsuit forcing the current CAFE standards to remain in place.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced it would reopen the review period for fuel economy and emissions standards set to go into full effect in 2025. Automakers initially hailed the move by the agency, but have since said they’re in favor of the tougher mandates.
That hasn’t stopped the agency, led by former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, a well-known climate-science skeptic, from moving ahead with the process.
The EPA is still technically in the information gathering stage so no decisions have been made, but officials have essentially said they expect to make a change.
However, if the EPA elects to roll back or ease the current standards Maine Attorney General Janet Mills said she and 13 other attorneys general were “prepared to go to court. We are vigorously opposed to this rollback.”
Mills and other groups, such as the Union for Concerned Scientists, American Lung Association and American Security Project, made their feelings clear about any easing of requirements during a press conference.
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