Public dumps on Trump plan to reconsider automobile fuel economy standards
Source: LA Times
Hurricanes. Wildfires. Heat waves.
Asthma. Bronchitis. Emphysema. Lung cancer. War.
Those specters and more were raised Wednesday at a public hearing in Washington by opponents of a Trump administration plan to consider cutbacks in pollution and fuel economy standards for automobiles and light trucks.
Dozens of people — including environmentalists, academics and a former general in the U.S. Marines — blasted that plan, citing global warming, jobs, and consumer savings among the reasons.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-epa-cafe-hearing-20170906-story.html
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another great idea from the kochs, who are really running the country. As soon as dump was "elected", swarms of Heriturd Fuckdation personnel were in from ground zero on planning the new administration. Their fingerprints are all over new Federal policy, just as their carefully vetted selections were installed in the Cabinet and other key positions.
This latest piece of insanity is right out of their playbook. Get rid of sensible regulations so the mentally ill petrochemical billionaires can hoard more money.
