Vehicle GHG Rule Freeze Still Appears Likely Despite Talk Of Alternatives

The White House appears to still be on track to finalizing its plan to freeze light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy rules, despite automakers' stated preference against such a rollback in favor of a modest annual rate of improvement in vehicles. EPA staff have been briefed as of the week of Feb. 4 that “nothing has changed,” with respect to the agency's plan to lock in fuel economy and GHG standards at model year 2020 levels, under a controversial...