Automakers Formally Launch Bid To Reopen EPA Vehicle GHG Standards

Automakers are formally urging EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to withdraw the agency's decision to retain its light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for model years (MY) 2022-2025, arguing that the agency has ample authority to scrap the determination and “resume” a joint mid-term review of the standards with the Department of Transportation (DOT). The request is not unexpected, given prior harsh critiques from automakers of EPA's Jan. 13 decision to retain the vehicle standards in the closing days of the...