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Trump Rollback of Mileage Standards Guts Climate Change Push

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration's rollback of mileage standards Tuesday marks a win for Americans who like their SUVs and pickup trucks, but the government's own estimates show big costs, too — more Americans dying from air pollution, more climate-damaging tailpipe exhaust and more expense for drivers at the gas...

Roll Back Mileage Standards? Feds Hear Reasons Not to in Fresno.

In the first of three straight days of hearings around the country, Californians let the federal Dept. of Transportation know how they felt about proposed regulations to change mileage standards. For the most part, those who spoke in Fresno on Monday are against President Donald Trump’s proposal to, as opponents...

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