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Are there roadblocks ahead for America’s clean cars standards? Here are five things you need to know

By Martha Roberts / Bio / Published: March 29, 2018 

 

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Cars wait to be sold on a dealer's lot. Photo: Every Car Listed

 

(EDF Legal Fellow Erin Murphy co-authored this post)

 

America’s clean cars standards are one of our biggest climate success stories.

We’ve made major strides in reducing greenhouse gas pollution since protective standards were put in place in 2012 – spurring fuel efficiency gains at the same time.

New innovations have made additional progress even more clearly achievable – and have set the stage for a future free from tailpipe pollution.

Yet, when it comes to cars, the Trump administration is stuck in reverse.

President Trump is reportedly considering a dramatic rollback of our existing clean cars standards. Right now, a EPA action to set this reversal in motion is under White House review.

 

Ford broke ranks earlier this week, publicly disavowing a rollback of these climate pollution protections.

 

Yet it’s rumored that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will issue a decision as early as Friday that would set in motion a potentially dramatic weakening of these safeguards. It’s time for policy-makers and automakers like GM, Chrysler, Honda and Toyota to take a stand and reject these baseless attacks.

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