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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

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Wheeler adduced four reasons to support that argument: price, safety, environmental impact and incentivizing the purchase of new, cleaner, safer cars. Wheeler said that compared to keeping the 2012 standards in place, the preferred option in the SAFE proposal would reduce the price of new vehicles by thousands of dollars.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The cap-and-trade program will begin regulating emissions in January 2012. Sources: In 2012–electricity generators and large industrial sources. Coverage: In 2012–50% of emissions. The Midwestern Accord cap-and-trade program is scheduled to launch in January 2012. Overview of WCI. Gases: All 6 Kyoto gases.

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