EPA, California spar over 'counter' to vehicle GHG rollback

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is urging California to submit a counter-proposal to the Trump administration's proposal to freeze vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards after model year 2020, even as the state says federal agencies and automakers have not provided information necessary for any serious dialogue. The dynamic underscores some recent signs of an uptick in negotiating over the vehicle program, but with no signs of significant progress in averting a full-scale legal battle that could take years...