California Seeks White House Meeting on Auto Mileage Revamp
- Automakers, CARB ‘mostly’ agree rollback not needed: Nichols
- U.S. proposals to roll back Obama-era rules under OMB review
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California air-pollution regulators want to meet with Trump administration officials over plans to ease federal auto efficiency standards, saying in a letter to the White House that efforts to undermine the state’s authority would run afoul of the law.
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget is reviewing Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposals to weaken auto efficiency standards. The proposals call for revoking California’s authority to set its own limits on vehicle emissions, people familiar with the matter have said.