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Trump Administration Seeks New Fuel and Emissions Standards

Trump Administration Seeks New Fuel and Emissions Standards
Heavy traffic clogs the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, Calif., on Aug. 29, 2014. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images
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Automobile consumers stand to benefit from the Trump administration’s proposed reforms of federal fuel and emissions mandates, according to energy-policy analysts and free-market advocacy groups.

Some of the free-market groups that signed off on a coalition letter submitted to President Donald Trump on April 6 in support of the regulatory change have argued that it doesn’t go far enough, while environmental activists claim Trump’s proposal will jeopardize public health and safety.