Automakers Look to Put EPA Rules on Ice in Spending Bill
by John Siciliano (Washington Examiner) Major automakers have embarked on an eleventh-hour push to undercut the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to boost climate and fuel efficiency standards for cars over the next decade.
The Auto Alliance wants lawmakers to include language in a must-pass short-term spending bill that blocks the EPA from approving the 54.5 mile-per-gallon rules.
The automakers opposed a decision by the agency last week to approve a study that shows that moving ahead with the rules would benefit consumers and the environment and will progress as planned.
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They said they will be pressing a Trump administration to roll back the regs. But it now appears they are seeking more immediate actions as well in the continuing resolution that must be passed by Friday or risk a government shutdown. READ MORE
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