EPA Proposes Freeze On Vehicle GHG Limits, Revoking California's Waiver

EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have issued their long-awaited rule to “correct” Obama-era vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards by freezing the program at model year 2020 (MY20) standards, while proposing to revoke California's power to set stricter vehicle GHG standards. The proposal issued Aug. 2 identifies a plan to freeze the MY20 standards through MY26 as the agencies' “preferred alternative” that “reflects a balance of safety, economics, technology, fuel conservation, and pollution reduction,” according...