Democrats ramp up attacks on Trump vehicle GHG plan

Capitol Hill Democrats are escalating their attacks on the Trump administration's proposed rollback of Obama-era vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards, including advancing a budget rider that would block EPA and the Transportation Department (DOT) from finalizing or implementing the rulemaking. In addition, top Democrats in both chambers are renewing various legal and technical critiques of the agencies' joint proposal, charging that EPA chief Andrew Wheeler has frequently “contradicted” an array of concerns about the plan raised by the...