EPA’s Scott Pruitt kills Obama’s 54 mpg auto rules, huge fight coming

Published April 2, 2018 6:29pm ET



EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday that he is scrapping former President Barack Obama’s strict new fuel-efficiency and greenhouse gas rules for cars and light trucks.

Pruitt said the Obama administration’s rules that set a 54-mile per gallon standard by 2025, up from the current average of 38.3 mpg, were “not appropriate” in light of recent automobile sales data and should be revised.

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