House Democrats float bill to preserve Obama-era vehicle GHG rules

A group of almost two dozen House Democrats is floating legislation that would codify strict Obama-era vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards through model year 2025, even as the Trump administration hopes to finalize an aggressive rollback of the rules in the coming weeks. The bill , known as the Clean and Efficient Cars Act, was introduced Feb. 5 by Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and co-sponsored by 19 other Democrats on the House Energy & Commerce Committee, according to...