SAB Urges EPA To Bolster EJ, Market Studies In Future Auto GHG Rules

EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) is pressing agency officials to conduct more detailed analysis of environmental justice (EJ) issues and the evolving vehicle market as they begin developing more aggressive light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas standards expected to rely heavily on electric vehicles (EVs). The recommendations are included in an April 22 letter in which SAB declined to assess the underlying science for the Biden EPA’s auto GHG standards for model year 2023-2026, which the agency finalized in December. “The SAB...