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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue May 8, 2018, 01:14 PM May 2018

The Way Trump Wants To Fight California On Fuel Economy Standards Has Already Failed Twice

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The Way Trump Wants To Fight California On Fuel Economy Standards Has Already Failed Twice

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1st Gear: Another Attempt To Get California To Back Down

The Trump administration wants looser fuel-economy regulations. California, more than a dozen other states and even some major automakers do not, which could lead to an ugly legal battle if it keeps going the way it is. Now, Bloomberg reports that President Donald Trump has a new approach to take on California.

That approach, according to Bloomberg, has been rejected by federal courts twice already. From the story:

Federal regulators are drafting a proposal that takes aim at California’s cherished authority to set its own smog-busting rules. A leaked draft of the plan that is being finalized for submission to the White House shows that it wouldn’t outright revoke the state’s ability to set pollution standards, but it asserts that a 1975 law prohibits states from setting their own limits on greenhouse gas emissions. [...]

Similar arguments were made by carmakers during the George W. Bush administration, but were rejected by federal judges in California and Vermont in 2007. Those rulings, plus a landmark Supreme Court decision that year that concluded the EPA could regulate carbon dioxide emissions, pose legal obstacles for the Trump administration, Carlson said.

The fight between California and the Trump administration is long and ongoing, with California supporting tighter fuel-economy standards and Trump wanting to loosen them. The Obama administration locked carmakers into a standard of 54 MPG for light-duty vehicles by 2025, something that Trump has considered undoing since 2016. The administration has also considered freezing standards through 2026, according to reports.
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The Way Trump Wants To Fight California On Fuel Economy Standards Has Already Failed Twice (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 2018 OP
Hey, Trump -- we're the fifth largest economy in the world. We don't need you! LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2018 #1
More money for his close personal friend Wellstone ruled May 2018 #2
1. Hey, Trump -- we're the fifth largest economy in the world. We don't need you!
Tue May 8, 2018, 02:52 PM
May 2018

Go play golf with your rich friends and leave the rest of the world alone.

 

Wellstone ruled

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2. More money for his close personal friend
Tue May 8, 2018, 02:53 PM
May 2018

Carl Ichan who owns a Refinery as well as a Gasoline Blending Business in the LA Basin.

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