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

Green Car Congress

In order to comply with the Obama standards, auto makers need to sell many more electric vehicles. If these people want to buy an EV, I think they can afford one, without asking low- and middle-income Americans to help pay for it. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Andrew Wheeler. Environmental impact.

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

Green Car Congress

A limit was imposed on emissions from the power plants, and utilities were allowed to buy and sell permits to comply. The Cantwell-Collins plan is almost exactly what Mr. Obama proposed in the campaign and after first taking office–a 100 percent auction of permits and a large tax rebate to the public. nationals and legal residents.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

The Truth About Cars

& If those claims sound familiar, it’s effectively what the Trump administration said when it attempted to roll back Obama-era emission requirements and revoke the California fueling waiver that basically allowed the state to position itself as the de facto federal standard — something we’ve covered several times in the past.

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