EPA seeks end of California's authority over auto emissions, report says

[Rhiannon12866]

WASHINGTON -- A draft Trump administration proposal to ease automobile efficiency standards is said to call for revoking California’s unique authority to set its own limits, a move that would set off an explosive battle with the nation’s most populous state.

In a proposal sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget, the Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to rescind the waiver from federal standards that the state uses to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle tailpipes, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The revocation is contained in a joint proposal with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration aimed at rolling back a signature Obama-era environmental regulation to slash carbon dioxide emissions. The proposal will now undergo a review by the White House before it is released for public comment.

NHTSA also proposes freezing vehicle fuel economy standards at 2020 levels through 2026, according to a second person familiar with the proposal. According to an earlier draft, that would halt fuel efficiency requirements at a 37-mile-per-gallon fleet average instead of increasing to roughly 50 mpg by 2025 as envisioned under the Obama standards.

NHSTA also proposes attacking California’s authority in a manner different than the EPA, asserting that the 1975 law creating the first fuel economy standards prohibits states from enacting their own rules.


More: http://www.autonews.com/article/20180601/OEM11/180609977/trump-california-epa-revoke-emissions-regulation

[Sherman A1]

1. Charming, but hardly any surprise

With this group.

[byronius]

2. They don't even try to have actual reasons anymore.

Lord of the Flies indeed.

[MFM008]

3. Hope they sue the

Fuk out of the EPA.

[Rainbow Droid]

4. Gross. Just gross. From so many angles, for so many reasons. Just disgusting.

[Freethinker65]

5. Defending State's rights. Oh wait, not if it is a blue state

[TheBlackAdder]

6. I wonder if CA can force the use of EVs? People can buy gas/diesel vehicles, just not registered.

[bitterross]

7. But, but, States Rights and local rule - right?

Ah yes, Republicans are all about state and local rules and rights up until they disagree with them. Usually, that means when it gets in the way of the pocket books of their largest contributors who own them now.

This move is stupid and hypocritical at the same time. The rest of the world is moving to renewables and electric vehicles while we remain with our heads in the sand about such things. This administration is bemoaning the death of old technology like coal and nuclear power and gasoline powered cars. The USA used to lead in innovation and technology. Now we've become not just a follower in adoption, but Luddites.

CA's last GOP Governor was correct when he tweeted that this administration would likely put in regulations to protect pagers, FAX machines and Block Buster if they could.

Animals that do not adapt to new conditions are not the only thing that die out.

[NJCher]

11. 1,000 recs

[pwb]

8. What's next? Lead in gasoline and paints?

Car makers will not go backwards just because these fools had another stupid idea.

[american_ideals]

9. HAHA. "States' rights".

The ultimate proof that the GOP NEVER believed in so-called “states rights “, it was always a codeword for racism.

Well, now we have proof.

[StepnKretchit]

10. A clear symptom of Obama Deraingment Syndrome

If they could eradicate the existence of any and all things President Barack Obama, they would be happier than pigs in s#!t.

The article in the link has 13 paragraphs and President Obama's name is mentioned twice relating to rolling back regulations. The current president is mentioned once. The EPA and the NHTSA both declined to comment. They know they will sound stupid because there is no justification for these proposed revocations other than "WE HATE OBAMA!"