Regulation rollbacks put automakers in flux

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Opinion

April 2, 2018 - 11:00 PM

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks during a June 2, 2017, briefing. Molly Riley/Sipa USA/TNS

President Trump came into office promising to roll back rules designed to save energy and cut planet-warming greenhouse-gas emissions, including landmark regulations demanding better fuel economy from cars and trucks sold in the United States. Now, a year after federal officials began reviewing Obama-era car and truck rules, The Post’s Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis report that the Trump administration’s anti-regulation zeal may result in a far more aggressive rollback than even the auto industry wants.

The Obama rules demanded sharp increases in the overall fuel economy of…

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