Overview
- The White House says President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will formalize the rescission on Thursday at a White House event, with the final text not yet public.
- Administration officials report the rule will eliminate federal greenhouse-gas standards for new cars and trucks and repeal related reporting, certification and credit programs.
- The move is billed by the White House as the largest deregulatory action to date, with claims of roughly $1.3 trillion in savings and average vehicle prices dropping by about $2,400.
- Environmental groups and states are preparing immediate lawsuits, pointing to Massachusetts v. EPA and subsequent court decisions that have upheld the 2009 finding.
- The administration’s justification draws on a disputed Energy Department review that downplayed climate harms, which mainstream scientists and watchdogs have criticized and challenged.