EPA Moves To Reverse Trump-Era Attack On State Vehicle GHG Rules

EPA is starting the process to reinstate California and other states’ ability to develop their own vehicle greenhouse gas programs, by taking comment on whether the Trump administration acted improperly in 2019 when it withdrew permission for the programs under the Clean Air Act. The move, in the form of an April 26 notice of reconsideration, is the second Biden administration step toward reaffirming the state climate rules, following a separate but related April 22 proposal from the Department of...