Environmentalists take EPA to court over fuel efficiency rules

Published May 15, 2018 6:50pm ET



Seven environmental groups are taking Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to court over his decision to roll back federal fuel-efficiency rules.

“We’ve warned Scott Pruitt that any attack on our clean air or water would be met by resistance in the streets and in the courtroom,” said Sierra Club chief climate lawyer Joanne Spalding. “Today’s lawsuit serves as yet another reminder to Pruitt that we will never back down from that claim.”

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