EPA Critiques Could Heighten Legal Risk for Vehicle GHG Rollback Plan

Sharp EPA critiques of the Trump administration's proposal to roll back vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy limits could jeopardize the plan in court if the final rule does not adequately address the agency's concerns about the measure's technical foundation, according to multiple legal experts. The EPA objections -- including efforts to repudiate the plan's regulatory impact analysis (RIA) and criticize the plan's core safety and cost assumptions -- underscore issues likely to draw a barrage of comments during...