https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/us/politics/trump-vehicle-emissions-regulation.html Trump's new laws are said to undo regulations that have been placed on gas gulping cars that have prevented global warming effects. Trump is essentially making a U-turn on the automobile's industry recent efforts to make more electric, fuel efficient cars. Scott Pruitt and the Trump administrations will immediately start to undo one of former President Barack Obama’s most significant environmental legacies. Trump plans to go through the lengthy process of cutting the Clean Power Plan. " The regulatory rollback on vehicle pollution will relax restrictions on tailpipe emissions of carbon dioxide and will not require action by Congress," says NYTimes about Trump's plans. Trump's plans will also heavily affect California and their stricter regulations. The E.P.A. will also begin legal proceedings to revoke a waiver for California that was allowing the state to enforce the tougher tailpipe standards for its drivers. The tailpipe pollution regulations were among Mr. Obama’s major initiatives to reduce global warming and were put forth jointly by the E.P.A. and the Transportation Department. They would have forced automakers to build passenger cars that achieve an average of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, compared with about 36 miles per gallon today. Obama's plans have been put to a waste thanks to Trump's undoing.
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