Trump to Undo Vehicle Rules That Curb Global Warming

[jpak]

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to begin rolling back stringent federal regulations on vehicle pollution that contributes to global warming, according to people familiar with the matter, essentially marking a U-turn to efforts to force the American auto industry to produce more electric cars.

The announcement — which is expected as soon as Tuesday and will be made jointly by the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Scott Pruitt, and the transportation secretary, Elaine L. Chao — will immediately start to undo one of former President Barack Obama’s most significant environmental legacies.

During the same week, and possibly on the same day, Mr. Trump is expected to direct Mr. Pruitt to begin the more lengthy and legally complex process of dismantling the Clean Power Plan, Mr. Obama’s rules to cut planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants.

The regulatory rollback on vehicle pollution will relax restrictions on tailpipe emissions of carbon dioxide and will not require action by Congress. It will also have a major effect on the United States auto industry.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/us/politics/trump-vehicle-emissions-regulation.html?_r=0

[luvMIdog]

1. Lovely one will be able to breathe in lovely air that's just like downtown Cairo

[FailureToCommunicate]

2. Oh swell. Make Amerika Cough (and die) Again.

What's next? Eliminate the safety rules about air bags, seat belts, crumple zones, safety glass... stop signs...

[PearliePoo2]

3. Bannon (aka the 'Grim Reaper') is blowing it all up according to plan.

There's more coming and the fuses are lit.
I hope we can exterminate these rat-fucking vermin while our country is still recognizable and savable.

[trusty elf]

4. bastard

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[ananda]

5. There is no Planet B.

This was at DK this morning:

"I do not see a delegation for the four-footed. I see no seat for the eagles. We forget and we consider ourselves superior. But we are after all a mere part of creation. And we must consider to understand where we are. And we stand somewhere between the mountain and the ant. Somewhere and only there as part and parcel of the creation."

~Chief Oren R. Lyons Jr. (Turtle Clan of the Onondaga), in a 1977 address to the Non-Governmental Organizations of the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

[flygal]

6. The power plant regulations will take some time to undo

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The E.P.A.’s Clean Power Plan regulations, which would cut climate-warming pollution from power plants, will probably be much harder for Mr. Pruitt to undo. He will have to legally withdraw the existing rule and propose a new rule to replace it, a process that could take up to two years and is expected to be fraught with legal challenges and delays along the way.


Jesus, don't these bastards breathe the same air as us?

[Martin Eden]

7. Trump and his minions are eco terrorists

This goes beyond greed.

[Equinox Moon]

8. Agreed.

The good I see is that we have made progress toward cleaner options and that won't stop. Plus, the cleaner auto options can advertise AGAINST the polluters; I hope they do.

[Thor_MN]

9. I don't see why he wouldn't remove regulations for seat belts and brake lights.

After all there is a cost to the manufacturer..

[The Sand Reckoner]

11. Fine and dandy

I would be more than happy to see every Republican and Libertarian in the country exercising their freedom to not wear a seat belt. Of course, the same assholes would probably leave their kids unbelted too, in the name of defying the "nanny state".

[Marthe48]

12. Increase profit margin?

I read awhile back that all car companies made at least $11,000.00 profit on each SUV they made. I imagine they've upped that as the years go by.

I hope that there are decent far-seeing people in the auto industry who by now see the real way of the future and voluntarily stay on the current path. I hope states adopt CA. emissions laws and prevent use of polluting cars. I hope trump goes to hell in a race car.

[The Sand Reckoner]

10. So WTF does he or anyone gain by this?

Is he doing it just to be a dick(highly possible)? Or is he just a big carbon dioxide fan?

[dalton99a]

13. Trump's war on the planet.

[lark]

15. There is absolutely no bad thing he won't do.

He's the oligarchs wet dream, until their children and themselves are all sick with asthma and other respiratory diseases. Then they will say "who knew"? They had the information but ignored it due to greed and now everyone will suffer.

[SCVDem]

16. Not in California!

Dumps rules mean nothing here.

Let the other states poison themselves to save a buck.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

17. A lot of these rollbacks *might* come to nothing.

A factory might save money by not cutting their emissions, but it will mean more expense in the long run if there's a good chance they'll just have to switch back in a few years. It's not like poisoning the planet as much as possible is their actual goal.

[Fred Sanders]

18. Made In America, Make Smog Great Again. No chance Americans will permit corporations to just start

polluting again because the nation has gone too far towards accepting environmental protection for just one strongman/dictator wannabe to undo be paper decrees.

Fake news to scare the nation, because car manufacturers are heavily invested in saving fuel costs as is the consumer.

[bora13]

19. Palladium

As much of the Palladium used to manufacture catalytic converters comes from russia, any connection to
our current modern problem in the white house?

[Catamount]

20. This must not be permitted

We must not allow this madness to continue, please folks!
We are being attacked on every front, it just all seems illegal to me.
Class action suit by 63 million people against the administration?
Is is possible?

[Judi Lynn]

21. I'm praying for the coming of the Anti-Trump. n/t