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Biden's administration to launch a pivotal clean car rule
The Biden administration is poised to introduce regulation aiming to drastically cut emissions from cars and accelerate the shift to electric vehicles.
In short:
- The upcoming regulation from the EPA focuses on reducing emissions from passenger cars, the primary source of U.S. carbon emissions.
- By 2032, the rule expects electric vehicles to constitute about two-thirds of new car sales.
- The regulation is part of broader efforts, including incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act, to support the transition to electric vehicles.
Key quote:
"So let’s be clear that it’s a very, very modest change in carbon pollution."
— Manish Bapna, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund
Why this matters:
Reducing car emissions also means fewer pollutants like nitrogen oxides and particulates in the air. This leads to cleaner air, which has immediate health benefits for the population, reducing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
The “original sin” of air quality regulations is keeping communities polluted. But that’s changing.
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Wheeler’s staff shows the clean cars rollback is a disaster
According to two new bombshell articles this week, EPA staff experts had as many concerns about the Trump administration's rollback of clean car standards as those of us on the outside have.
www.minnpost.com
Why Greater Minnesota lawmakers aren’t thrilled about the state’s new ‘Clean Cars’ rules
Skeptical lawmakers in both parties ripped the proposal as misguided, particularly for rural Minnesota.
www.eenews.net
Trump makes U-turn on fuel economy standards
Trump is backing off a controversial freeze of fuel economy standards, marking a dramatic shift in his rollback of Obama-era clean car rules, according to a person familiar with the matter.
www.eenews.net
Blame game defines contentious 5-hour hearing
Trump administration officials sparred with lawmakers yesterday over the rollback of Obama-era clean car standards.
www.eenews.net
Trump administration to alter rollback over HFC concerns
The Trump administration is altering its rollback of Obama-era clean car rules in response to concerns from the air-conditioning and refrigeration industry.
www.eenews.net
The rollback that automakers don't want
The White House last month urged automakers to publicly support its rollback of Obama-era clean car rules, but so far, not one automaker has issued a statement of support. That begs the questions: If the automakers don't want the rollback, who does? And how did things get to this point?
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