President Donald Trump started the process Wednesday of rolling back federal rules designed to limit emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from automobiles, taking aim at air pollution and climate change rules that originated in California.
Already at odds with California leaders over immigration and health insurance, Trump said his administration would launch a formal review of greenhouse gas standards that were launched in California and then adopted nationwide in 2009 by former President Barack Obama. Automakers had complained to Trump that the regulations were costly, and the president signaled the review would result in less stringent standards.
“We are going to ensure that any regulations we have protect and defend your jobs, your factories, we’re going to be fair,” Trump told autoworkers at a rally in Ypsilanti, Mich. He didn’t mention California or its role in initiating the greenhouse gas rules. His order affects cars made in the model years 2022 through 2025.
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