If the proposed rule is finalized, the U.S. would have weaker fuel-economy standards than the European Union, South Korea, India, Japan, China, and even Saudi Arabia.
Scott Pruitt's replacement, Andrew Wheeler, also has close ties to the fossil-fuel industry and a desire to destroy Obama's climate-policy legacy. But he will likely be more effective.
The E.P.A. administrator has kept his position amid ethics scandals partly thanks to his evangelical Christianity, which pleases an influential part of the President’s constituency.
Are evangelical leaders saving Scott Pruitt’s job?