Twenty-One AGs Submitted Comments Opposing Proposed Rollback of Clean Car Standards

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opposing the agencies’ proposed “SAFE” (“Safer, Affordable, Fuel Efficient”) Vehicles rule. If finalized, the “SAFE” Vehicles rule would freeze national Clean Car Standards for passenger vehicles and light trucks. Existing Clean Car Standards are expected to prevent up to 2,000 premature deaths, 50,000 cases of respiratory ailments and reduce asthma symptoms for 24 million Americans, including 6.3 million children.

• Documents: CommentsIL Press Release
• Document Type: Comment Letters Press Releases/Statements
• States: California Connecticut Delaware Hawaii Illinois Iowa Maine Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, D.C.
• Agencies: Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Issues: Clean Air & Climate Clean Air Act Clean Car Standards Climate Consumer Protection Energy & Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency Greenhouse Gas Emissions Public Health
• Era: Trump Administration
• Action Type: Rulemaking & Other Federal Administrative Proceedings