Not Even Automakers Can Support Trump's Love Affair With Pollution

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President Trump has long harped on the importance of the American automotive industry, but his policies haven’t always aligned with the interests of its biggest names. Last year, as Trump was in the midst of refashioning himself into a Tariff Man, Harley Davidson announced it was moving some of their production overseas due to the president’s new taxes on imported steel and aluminum. Other automakers like GM took a hit to their bottom line. Now, according to the New York Times, GM and 16 other companies — including Ford, Toyota and Honda — have written a letter asking Trump to reconsider his plans to overhaul emission regulations put into place during the Obama administration.

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Don’t pat automakers on the back just yet. The letter was not written out of some newfound moral obligation to rectify their role in climate change, but out of a desire to keep the automotive market from splitting in two. If Trump eliminates auto pollution regulations on a federal level, it doesn’t mean states like California won’t continue to enforce their own regulations. The resulting gap in standards would be so dramatic that it would essentially create two separate markets. This would be a disaster for manufacturers, hence the letter asking Trump to ease up.

A similar letter was sent to California Governor Gavin Newsom asking him to consider loosening up restrictions. Newsom doesn’t seem interested. “A rollback of auto emissions standards is bad for the climate and bad for the economy,” he wrote in an email to the Times. “I applaud the automakers for saying as much in their letter today to the President. We should keep working towards one national standard — one that doesn’t backtrack on the progress states like California have made.”

Once Trump’s plan to eliminate restrictions is released officially later this summer, California and other states are expected to sue the administration. The automakers’ letter to Trump warned of “an extended period of litigation and instability.” In addition to the potential litigation, manufacturers would have to abide by two different mileage regulations, potentially causing wild swings in the prices of both electric cars and SUVs.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/automakers-trump-pollution-845539/

[Dream Girl]

1. He does seem to love pollution...it's like he knows he doesn't have much longer on this earth

and wants to f**k it up for subsequent generations. In his sick mind I think he's jealous of younger generations because they have a future he won't ever see. The statement he made about Prince Charles was very telling...he was surprised that he actually cares about future generations and not just himself. He actually found that very surprising.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. The tough

emissions laws have produce reams of evidence showing the positive effects of these tough laws.

Most folks can not see the real results of these emissions affects on them. They forget about those days when you could not see the Mountains,or the slimy film on their Cars and Trucks ever morning.

Hear is a example of how tough emissions have cleaned up air quality in California and Nevada. Go to Death Valley,which btw is the natural Sink for air pollution hear in the Southwest. Ten years ago,you could not see across the valley because pollution from LA,now as of a week ago,hey you can see across the Valley at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

[JDC]

3. Nothing will stop him from undoing all things Obama

He'll show those automakers. If they have to lose every penny....

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Sad to say it appears you're right

White House poised to relax mileage standards, rebuffing automakers and setting up probable fight with California

A last-minute push by automakers appears unlikely to sway the Trump administration from abandoning President Barack Obama’s signature climate policy to improve mileage standards for cars and light trucks, two government officials said Friday.
The administration’s plan to freeze federal fuel-efficiency requirements for six years and end California’s authority to set its own standards has injected uncertainty into the auto market and raised the prospect of a drawn-out legal fight between federal officials and the nation’s biggest state.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department are poised to finalize a proposal this summer that would set federal car standards at roughly 37 miles per gallon, rather than raising them to nearly 51 miles per gallon for 2025 models. The rule would also revoke California’s existing waiver to set its own rules under the Clean Air Act, a practice the federal government has sanctioned for decades.

On Thursday, 17 U.S. and foreign firms sent a letter to both President Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), urging them to “resurrect” talks to avoid harming the industry and American consumers. They warn that only a nationally agreed-upon set of rules would avert “an extended period of litigation and instability, which could prove as untenable as the current program.”

But White House officials rebuffed the automakers’ request Thursday, saying there was no prospect of further negotiation with the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The two government officials, who were briefed on the discussions, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/white-house-poised-to-relax-mileage-standards-rebuffing-automakers-and-setting-up-likely-fight-with-calif/2019/06/07/7dc1174c-8939-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html?utm_term=.31fff0a92ff0&wpisrc=al_news__alert-economy--alert-politics--alert-national&wpmk=1