States urge automakers to repudiate Trump vehicle GHG rollback

Top Democratic state officials who are backing strong light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas standards are increasing public pressure on automakers to either resist the Trump administration's proposed rollback of the requirements or be blamed for the legal chaos that likely would result. The move is part of a broader defense of the Obama-era rules -- and the ability of California and other states to continue enforcing them -- ahead of Sept. 24-26 public hearings on the administration's rollback plan in Fresno,...