SFGATE: California sues over plan to scrap car emission standards

California sues over plan to scrap car emission standards
Published on May 01, 2018 at 07:24PM by By KATHLEEN RONAYNE, Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California and 16 other states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its plans to scrap gas mileage standards and how much greenhouse gases vehicles can emit, Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday. The suit takes aim at a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate standards for vehicles manufactured between 2022 and 2025. The standards would have required vehicles to get 36 miles per gallon (58 kilometers per gallon) by 2025, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) over the existing standard. EPA administrator Scott Pruitt says the standards are not appropriate and need revision.
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