EPA Opts To Retain Vehicle GHG Rules In Waning Days Of Obama's Term

EPA in the waning days of the Obama administration is finalizing its determination to retain light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas standards for model years (MY) 2022-2025, rejecting automaker criticisms that the move was rushed and substantively flawed, with the agency arguing that it provides the industry with long-term regulatory certainty. “I am confident that the standards as they currently exist can be met at a reasonable cost,” EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy says in a cover letter for the Jan. 13 determination...