U.S. states vow to defend auto fuel efficiency standards

The top legal officers from 11 states and Washington D.C. on Tuesday promised to defend federal automobile efficiency standards against a rollback proposed by the Trump administration this week. read more »

How U.S. Fuel Economy Standards Compare With the Rest of the World’s

On Monday, the Trump administration formally declared that Obama-era fuel economy rules for automobiles were too strict and would likely be weakened in the months ahead.

So how strict are the current rules? While the Obama-era standards for cars and light trucks were on pace to become some of the most aggressive in the world by 2025, they were still less stringent than those set by the European Union, according to an analysis by the International Center on Clean Transportation, which compared standards for different countries. read more »