U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, aka Environmental Plundering Agency) Administrator Lee Zeldin today signed the final rule eliminating both the 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding and all subsequent federal GHG emission standards for all vehicles and engines with model years 2012 to 2027 and beyond. [If upheld by the sure to follow litigation, this is the Death Penalty for Planet Earth. However, the Supreme Court in 2007 ruled that planet-warming greenhouse gases, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. Since the high court’s decision, in a case known as Massachusetts v. EPA, other courts have rejected legal challenges to the endangerment finding. – AutoCrat]*
“This Administration is taking a whole-of-government approach to make cars more affordable again. Whether it’s resetting mileage standards or abolishing an idiotic start-stop requirement that every driver hates, President Trump’s auto dream team is working overtime to lower costs and revitalize American manufacturing. I want to commend Administrator Zeldin for his leadership and look forward to continuing deliver results for the American people,” said U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
“Strong vehicle standards save drivers money every time they fill up. Canceling the standards means higher costs at the pump, increased costs to own a car, and more pollution,” said Peter Huether, senior transportation research associate at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). “In addition, today’s decision undermines a key U.S. industry that supports hundreds of thousands of American jobs.”
Under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards eliminated today, the average new vehicle in 2032 was projected to save drivers more than $10,000 over the car’s lifetime compared to a 2022 vehicle due to savings on fuel and maintenance. Today’s rule wipes out $61 billion a year in total consumer savings for passenger vehicles.
ACEEE filed comments with the EPA in September outlining the significant consumer savings, public health benefits, and economic gains resulting from existing EPA standards.
The final action, which Administrator Zeldin announced today with President Trump at the White House is the single largest de-regulatory action in U.S. history.
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Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Trump’s EPA Kills Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, aka Environmental Plundering Agency) Administrator Lee Zeldin today signed the final rule eliminating both the 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding and all subsequent federal GHG emission standards for all vehicles and engines with model years 2012 to 2027 and beyond. [If upheld by the sure to follow litigation, this is the Death Penalty for Planet Earth. However, the Supreme Court in 2007 ruled that planet-warming greenhouse gases, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. Since the high court’s decision, in a case known as Massachusetts v. EPA, other courts have rejected legal challenges to the endangerment finding. – AutoCrat]*
“This Administration is taking a whole-of-government approach to make cars more affordable again. Whether it’s resetting mileage standards or abolishing an idiotic start-stop requirement that every driver hates, President Trump’s auto dream team is working overtime to lower costs and revitalize American manufacturing. I want to commend Administrator Zeldin for his leadership and look forward to continuing deliver results for the American people,” said U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
“Strong vehicle standards save drivers money every time they fill up. Canceling the standards means higher costs at the pump, increased costs to own a car, and more pollution,” said Peter Huether, senior transportation research associate at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). “In addition, today’s decision undermines a key U.S. industry that supports hundreds of thousands of American jobs.”
Under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards eliminated today, the average new vehicle in 2032 was projected to save drivers more than $10,000 over the car’s lifetime compared to a 2022 vehicle due to savings on fuel and maintenance. Today’s rule wipes out $61 billion a year in total consumer savings for passenger vehicles.
ACEEE filed comments with the EPA in September outlining the significant consumer savings, public health benefits, and economic gains resulting from existing EPA standards.
The final action, which Administrator Zeldin announced today with President Trump at the White House is the single largest de-regulatory action in U.S. history.
*AutoInformed on
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.