EPA announces strictest vehicle emissions standards ever
ABC News
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced aggressive new vehicle emissions standards.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced aggressive new vehicle emissions standards for greenhouse gasses that will impact cars and light trucks from model years 2023-2026.
The new standards will help reduce the impacts of climate change, improve public health and save consumers money at the gas pump, the EPA said.
"We followed the science, we listened to stakeholders, and we are setting robust and rigorous standards that will aggressively reduce the pollution that is harming people and our planet -- and save families money at the same time," said EPA Administrator Michael Regan.
The new EPA standards will require automakers to further reduce the carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles and will result in a cumulative 28% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks over the next four years. The EPA estimates that through 2050, the U.S. will avoid more than 3 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
