More than 150 House Republicans have asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel its proposed emission standards, asserting that they would impose higher costs on consumers, isolate Americans in rural areas, and increase economic dependence on China.
The group, led by Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) sent a letter on May 22 to EPA Administrator Michael Regan addressing the agency’s standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty trucks, asserting that they are an “ill-conceived effort,” according to the lawmaker’s press release.
“The light- and medium-duty vehicle proposed standards are unworkable and impractical,” the letter (pdf) reads….