EPA Sharply Questioned NHTSA's Safety Claims In Vehicle GHG Rollback

August 14, 2018
EPA staff strongly pushed back against modeling used to tout the safety and other benefits of the Trump administration's proposal to roll back vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards, generating alternative findings that the plan could result in a loss of benefits to the public and even cause a small increase in highway deaths. The concerns are highlighted by agency briefing materials drafted for April and June meetings with the White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) --...


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