Carper Weighs Bipartisan Letter Seeking Talks On 2030 Vehicle GHG Rules

June 28, 2017
Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) is said to be in the early stages of developing a bipartisan letter that could urge the Trump administration to negotiate light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy limits out to 2030 -- potentially offering an eased political path to giving automakers some flexibility in current rules through 2025 in exchange for continued progress in later years. Carper, the top Democrat on the Senate environment committee, acknowledged work on the effort in June 28 remarks to...


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