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California considering retaliation if EPA weakens vehicle fuel-efficiency rules

By Josh Siegel

Published March 27, 2018 5:20pm ET

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California considering retaliation if EPA weakens vehicle fuel-efficiency rules — Cars and trucks move along Interstate 5. Washington state regulators released an updated plan Wednesday to limit greenhouse gas emissions from large polluters. Also on Wednesday, Gov. Jay Inslee joined leaders from Oregon, California and British Columbia in San Francisco to sign a climate agreement that includes encouraging the use of zero-emissions vehicles. | (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

California is expected to retaliate if the Environmental Protection Agency weakens fuel-efficiency rules for vehicles covering model years 2022–2025.

The EPA is expected to say this week that the Obama administration’s rules on fuel economy for cars and light-duty trucks, such as pickups and sport utility vehicles, must be revised for model years 2022-2025, although the agency won’t immediately propose new requirements.

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