New Trump mileage standards to gut Obama climate effort
4 years, 9 months ago

New Trump mileage standards to gut Obama climate effort

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States’ biggest efforts against climate change. Opponents contend the change — gutting his predecessor’s legacy effort against climate-changing fossil fuel emissions — appears driven by Trump’s push to undo regulatory initiatives of former President Barack Obama, and say even the administration has had difficulty pointing to the kind of specific, demonstrable benefits to drivers, public health and safety or the economy that normally accompany standards changes. The Trump administration says the looser mileage standards will allow consumers to keep buying the less fuel-efficient SUVs that U.S. drivers have favored for years. Even “given the catastrophe they’re in with the coronavirus, they’re pursuing a policy that’s going to hurt public health and kill people,” said Chet France, a former 39-year veteran of the Environmental Protection Agency, where he served as a senior official over emissions and mileage standards.

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Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles rising to 38 mpg in 2031 under new Biden rule
7 months ago

Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles rising to 38 mpg in 2031 under new Biden rule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real-world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday by the Biden administration. “These new fuel economy standards will save our nation billions of dollars, help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels …

New vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026, up from 28 mpg
2 years, 9 months ago

New vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026, up from 28 mpg

Associated Press  

DETROIT — New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday that undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump. For the current model year, standards enacted under Trump require the fleet of new vehicles to …

Biden restores California’s power to set car emissions rules
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden restores California’s power to set car emissions rules

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring California’s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for cars, reversing a Trump administration policy and likely ushering in stricter emissions standards for new passenger vehicles nationwide. “With today’s action, we reinstate an approach that for years has helped advance clean technologies and cut air pollution for people not just in California, …

Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change
3 years ago

Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases, reversing a Trump-era rollback that loosened fuel efficiency standards. The administration will “continue to fight tirelessly’’ for the EV tax credits and other incentives in the so-called Build Back Better bill, Regan said, but …

Car emissions: Biden announces new standards, target that 50% of vehicles sold in US by 2030 are electric
3 years, 5 months ago

Car emissions: Biden announces new standards, target that 50% of vehicles sold in US by 2030 are electric

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden unveiled another component of his administration’s plan to fight the climate crisis on Thursday, announcing a new target that half of vehicles sold in the country by 2030 will be battery electric, fuel-cell electric or plug-in hybrid. The automakers are supporting Biden’s new target, announcing their “shared aspiration” that 40-50% of their cars sold by …

EXCLUSIVE: Biden mileage rule to exceed Obama climate goal
3 years, 5 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: Biden mileage rule to exceed Obama climate goal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a major step against climate change, President Joe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years, according to industry and government officials briefed on the plan. The proposed rules from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation reflect Biden’s pledge to attack climate change but also balance concerns of …

California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard
3 years, 7 months ago

California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to set its own automobile tailpipe pollution standards, an action that would reverse a Trump administration policy and could help usher in stricter emissions standards for new passenger vehicles nationwide. Liane Randolph, chair of the California Air Resources Board, said …

Column: Biden can make historic strides on climate after four years of Trump vandalism
4 years, 1 month ago

Column: Biden can make historic strides on climate after four years of Trump vandalism

LA Times  

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao arrive for an announcement on California’s ability to set its own fuel economy standards last year. “Joe Biden’s climate plan is certainly the strongest plan we’ve ever seen from a presidential candidate, never mind a president-elect,” says Gina McCarthy, who served as EPA administrator during the Obama administration and is now …

Trump Administration Finalises Rollback of Obama-Era Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump Administration Finalises Rollback of Obama-Era Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards

News 18  

President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday completed a rollback of U.S. vehicle emissions standards adopted under his predecessor Barack Obama and will require 1.5% annual increases in efficiency through 2026 – far weaker than the 5% increases in the discarded rules. James Owens, acting head of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said the plan “strikes the right balance …

Trump rollback of mileage standards guts climate change push
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump rollback of mileage standards guts climate change push

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s rollback of mileage standards Tuesday marks a win for Americans who like their SUVs and pickup trucks, but the government’s own estimates show big costs, too — more Americans dying from air pollution, more climate-damaging tailpipe exhaust and more expense for drivers at the gas pumps. The administration’s final rule relaxes future mileage standards for …

Trump weakens fuel economy standards, rolling back key U.S. effort against climate change
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump weakens fuel economy standards, rolling back key U.S. effort against climate change

LA Times  

The Trump administration on Tuesday weakened one of the nation’s most aggressive efforts to combat climate change, releasing new fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks that handed a victory to the oil and gas industry. “We are delivering on President Trump’s promise to correct the current fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards,” EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in …

Trump to roll back fuel economy standards, reversing major effort to combat climate change
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump to roll back fuel economy standards, reversing major effort to combat climate change

LA Times  

The change could worsen the quality of California’s air, considered among the most polluted in the country. The administration’s own experts have warned that the proposal to weaken fuel-efficiency standards will lead to dirtier air and potentially cost the auto industry tens of thousands of jobs. The proposal to roll back fuel economy rules would be among the biggest steps …

Column: Some automakers taking Trump’s side in emissions fight have the worst records on pollution
5 years, 2 months ago

Column: Some automakers taking Trump’s side in emissions fight have the worst records on pollution

LA Times  

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler, left, and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao arrive for a press conference in September announcing their plan to roll back automotive environmental standards and revoke California’s right to set its own rules. That prompts the question whether automakers with the worst records on emissions and mileage naturally, or deliberately, gravitated toward the Trump administration’s position …

Column: By siding with Trump on emissions, GM, Chrysler and Toyota are asking for industry chaos
5 years, 2 months ago

Column: By siding with Trump on emissions, GM, Chrysler and Toyota are asking for industry chaos

LA Times  

General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota say the reason they’re backing the Trump administration in its assault on California’s decades-old campaign to reduce auto emissions is to avoid fragmenting the industry in search of a single national environmental standard. For all their talk about wanting a single national emissions standard, GM, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota are fomenting a split within …

GM, Chrysler and Toyota side with Trump in emissions fight with California
5 years, 2 months ago

GM, Chrysler and Toyota side with Trump in emissions fight with California

LA Times  

General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and many others in the auto industry are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards. The three companies, plus a trade association called the Association of Global Automakers, said Monday they plan to intervene in a lawsuit …

States sue Trump over blocking of California emissions rules
5 years, 3 months ago

States sue Trump over blocking of California emissions rules

Al Jazeera  

The US President has revoked the state’s authority to set emissions standards that are stricter than federal guidelines. A group of 23 states on Friday sued to block the administration of President Donald Trump from undoing California’s authority to set strict car pollution rules. California’s vehicle emissions rules, which are more stringent than the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency rules, …

Calif. skirts Trump, signs mileage deal with 4 automakers
5 years, 5 months ago

Calif. skirts Trump, signs mileage deal with 4 automakers

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Four major automakers have reached a deal with California to toughen standards for gas mileage and greenhouse gas emissions, bypassing the Trump administration’s push to relax mileage standards nationwide instead. Ford, BMW, Honda and Volkswagen signed the deal with the California Air Resources Board, the state’s air pollution regulator, which had been at odds with the Trump administration …

Regulator says California might make dramatic moves if Trump relaxes emissions standards
5 years, 7 months ago

Regulator says California might make dramatic moves if Trump relaxes emissions standards

LA Times  

A top California environmental regulator is threatening to enact tough new pollution rules — including an unprecedented ban on cars burning petroleum-based fuels — in response to a Trump administration plan to relax vehicle emission standards. California Air Resources Board Chairwoman Mary Nichols said the state would have to pursue “extreme” requirements to offset the uptick in pollution that would …

Talks to avoid a messy legal fight over California’s emissions rules appear stalled
5 years, 11 months ago

Talks to avoid a messy legal fight over California’s emissions rules appear stalled

LA Times  

Negotiations between the Trump administration and California officials have been unproductive. Despite their differences, the two sides began talking quietly last year in an attempt to avoid a court battle that could leave automakers subject to conflicting regulations and divide the market between states that follow California’s requirements for cleaner cars and states using the Trump administration’s scaled-back standard. She …

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