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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is likely to propose freezing fuel economy standards from 2020 through 2026, according to three people briefed on the matter, a move likely to spark a fight with California and other states backing tougher vehicle emissions rules. The administration is circulating a draft proposal that would include freezing requirements after […]
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering ways to require imported automobiles to meet stricter environmental standards in order to protect U.S. carmakers, according to two sources familiar with the administration’s thinking. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said President Donald Trump “will promote free, fair and reciprocal trade practices to grow the U.S. economy and […]
WASHINGTON — Nearly a dozen U.S. states and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday promised to defend federal automobile efficiency standards against a rollback proposed this week by Scott Pruitt, the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency. “All Americans … deserve to enjoy fuel-efficient, low-emission cars and light trucks that save money on gas, improve our […]
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s rejection on Monday of an Obama-era plan to make automobiles more fuel efficient opens up a long process to weaken current standards and puts California and the federal government on a collision course over vehicle emissions. Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a statement that the […]
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday rejected an Obama-era plan to make automobiles more fuel efficient in a win for car and oil companies and the latest move by the Trump administration to roll back environmental regulations. The corporate average fuel economy, or CAFE, standards, were not appropriate and […]
Enlarge / Car Exhaust With Two Tailpipes (credit: Getty Images) Scott Pruitt, Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced today that he had made a “final determination” to revise current vehicle emissions standards for model year 2022-2025 vehicles. Pruitt did not specify any new standards at this time; instead, he stated that he would […]
The EPA said it is easing vehicle-emissions standards, saying the Obama administration set rules that are too stringent. The agency is also re-examining the waiver California has from federal authority that allows it to set its own, higher standards.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to use a Chevrolet dealership in suburban Washington on Tuesday as the setting to tout its rejection of the Obama administration’s landmark vehicle fuel efficiency rules, a move that could put automakers in the middle of a battle between the Trump administration and California. […]
Late last year, Ottawa published for the first time a guidance document on how to rid homes of dangerous radon gas. CBC News has learned the document was published over the strenuous objections of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, which said the mitigation measures might themselves pose health risks to Canadians. Health Canada disagrees.
“Too slow;” where have we heard that one before? (credit: Getty Images) Google has said that it wants to bring the benefits of its AMP specification to sites that stick with Web standards, offering them the same prominent search positioning that it currently only gives to sites using its proprietary tech. The 2015 introduction of […]
