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Originally Posted by jjackstone
I had been wondering what the new EPA administrator was planning to do about mr. pruitt's attempt to destroy the fuel emission standards set by Obama. Here's what I found.
From:Inside Climate News
Future of Fuel Economy Standards
The White House also is reviewing the Pruitt EPA's draft of a new set of regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks. The draft proposes freezing the emissions standards that the Obama administration crafted in an historic deal with automakers in the wake of their federal government bailout in 2009.
On this proposal, Wheeler could well decide to take a less confrontational path than Pruitt, who indicated he was prepared to challenge California's authority—enshrined in law since the 1970s—to set its own, stricter air pollution rules. Automakers have repeatedly urged the Trump administration to try to reach an agreement with California.
"The automakers are saying, 'Don't start a war with California that we will have to conduct, and get the whole thing rejected by the courts, and leave us with the blame,'" Becker said.
In a blog post published after a contentious meeting between auto executives and Trump at the White House, Ford's executive chairman, Bill Ford, and CEO, Jim Hackett, wrote that their company acknowledged the need to address climate change due to carbon emissions. "We support increasing clean car standards through 2025 and are not asking for a rollback," they wrote. "We want one set of standards nationally, along with additional flexibility to help us provide more affordable options for our customers."
Becker said that translates into a roadmap that Wheeler may be inclined to follow: "Lots of loopholes—the same rollback, but where the public can't really see it."
I hope someone is paying close attention to this man.
In answer to my own post here, the following popped up in the news today.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ntent=politics
It basically says that the EPA is going to continue the fight against California's stricter air pollution measures.
JJ |
It looks like the law has been,as long as there has been an USEPA,that California is lawfully authorized to do whatever it wants.
If that's the law,and if the United States is still a nation of the rule of law,then there's close to 50-years of legal precedent allowing the state to make it's own rules.
And if what's good for the goose is good for the gander,the easiest path would be for all 50-states to adopt the California standard,giving the automakers the singular regulation they desire.
Of course,the cost will be passed down to the consumer,but that's always been the case.
Take $$$$ from the fuel savings to pay for the car?
If we're interested in reducing our carbon footprint,this would be a grand gesture.
But of course,climate change is just s Chinese hoax.Right?