In two recent agency actions, the Biden administration has taken steps to initiate reconsideration of the former administration's greenhouse gas and fuel economy rules for light duty vehicles that could facilitate enforcement...more
4/29/2021
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Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule (SAFE Rule) ,
Trump Administration
On 31 March 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a new joint rule finalizing the Trump administration's fuel...more
4/2/2020
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Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a joint notice of proposed rulemaking today, called the "Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles...more
8/3/2018
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Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Deregulation ,
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Trump Administration
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Scott Pruitt, announced Monday that the agency is withdrawing the Obama-era Final Determination of the Mid-term Evaluation (MTE) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission...more