Maine groups fight back against Trump's lower vehicle emissions standards

Press Herald

Environmental and health groups in Maine decried a Trump administration plan announced Thursday to undermine states’ ability to set tougher vehicle emissions standards and to dramatically lower fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks.

Maine is one of a dozen states that have adopted California’s stricter emissions requirements for new cars and trucks. But proposed rules announced by the Trump administration seek to eliminate California’s ability to set its own standards while also rolling back planned fuel efficiency requirements by freezing standards at 2020 levels for six years.