The Trump administration plans to move forward with one of its most consequential climate-policy rollbacks, deciding to scrap negotiations with California over the president’s plan to undo Obama-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks.
The move makes a protracted legal battle almost certain. At the heart of the talks was California’s longstanding right to opt out of national auto emissions rules and set its own tailpipe standards. Xavier Becerra, the California attorney general, said Thursday the state was “prepared to defend our national Clean Car standards even if the Trump administration intends to go AWOL.”
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