Move marks president’s latest effort to dismantle pollution regulations and support for cleaner-running vehicles

Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is repealing the Biden-era federal fuel economy standards, significantly weakening fuel efficiency requirements for tens of millions of new gasoline-powered cars and light trucks.

It marks the US president’s latest effort to dismantle pollution regulations and federal support for cleaner-running vehicles and renewable energy. Burning gasoline is a significant contributor to global heating and transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

“We are officially terminating Joe Biden’s ridiculously burdensome, horrible actually, Cafe standards that imposed expensive restrictions,” Trump said in an Oval Office announcement, flanked by top auto executives including the CEOs of Ford and Stellantis. “It put tremendous upward pressure on car prices, combined with the insane electric vehicle mandate.”

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    7 hours ago

    White liberals try not to blame POC for their own short comings, challenge impossible. Considering Biden already genocided my people, the worst of it’s over now. At least the killing has drastically slowed down under trump. Biden would just send more weapons to Israel so y’all can fuck right off. Me on the other hand, I’m doing completely fine, my life hasn’t changed one bit since the election. Hope this helps.

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        Typical liberal lmao. Someone doesn’t agree with you and all of a sudden they have to agree with the other side. This is exactly the thinking that gets you shitty nominees and trump as president. But keep blaming others for your failures.