EPA announces easing of car and truck emissions standards

Agency says Barack Obama's timeline set standards 'too high' in move that could lead to legal showdown with CaliforniaUS environmental regulators announced on Monday they would ease emissions standards for cars and trucks, saying that a timeline put in place by Barack Obama was not appropriate and set standards "too high".The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it had completed a review that would affect vehicles for model years 2022-25 but it did not provide details on new standards, which it said would be forthcoming. Current regulations from the EPA require the fleet of new vehicles to get 36 miles per gallon in real-world driving by 2025. That's about 10 miles per gallon over the existing standard. Continue reading...