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Climate change rules introduced by Barack Obama will be further rolled back by Trump administration Climate change rules introduced by Barack Obama will be further rolled back by Trump administration
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Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency is expected to roll back greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for cars, further undercutting his predecessor Barack Obama’s aims to battle climate change. Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency is expected to roll back greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for cars, further undercutting his predecessor Barack Obama’s aims to battle climate change. 
The move is anticipated to set up a huge legal fight with California, which has promised to stick with the stricter rules even if the federal government weakens standards.   The move could set up a huge legal fight with California, which has promised to stick with the stricter rules even if the federal government weakens standards.  
A draft of the plan is currently being reviewed by the White House, EPA spokesperson Liz Bowman told The Independent in a statement. A draft of the plan is currently being reviewed by the White House, EPA spokesperson Liz Bowman told The Independent in a statement. 
“The draft determination has been sent to OMB [Office of Management and Budget] and is undergoing interagency review,” she said. “A final determination will be signed by April 1, 2018”.“The draft determination has been sent to OMB [Office of Management and Budget] and is undergoing interagency review,” she said. “A final determination will be signed by April 1, 2018”.
EPA chief Scott Pruitt will likely frame the plan to the public as the elimination of a regulatory burden on automakers that will result in more affordable trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles for buyers, people familiar with the initiative told the New York Times.EPA chief Scott Pruitt will likely frame the plan to the public as the elimination of a regulatory burden on automakers that will result in more affordable trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles for buyers, people familiar with the initiative told the New York Times.
Automobile companies are expected to welcome the change, while environmental experts warn that it will lead to more gas-guzzling vehicles on the road, greater total gasoline consumption and a large increase in emissions of greenhouse gases.  Automobile companies are expected to welcome the change, while environmental experts warn that it could lead to more gas-guzzling vehicles on the road, greater total gasoline consumption and a large increase in emissions of greenhouse gases. 
Aseem Prakash, the founding director of the University of Washington’s Centre for Environmental Politics, said the proposal was part of a “systematic assault on Obama’s climate policy”.
“It’s a carefully orchestrated political plan that appeals to the president’s core supporters,” Mr Prakash told The Independent.
Mr Trump last year signed an executive order to roll back policies from the Obama administration aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions. He has also withdrawn the US from the Paris climate accord – a global agreement to cut carbon emissions to slow the worst effects of climate change. Mr Trump said partaking in the deal would impose “draconian financial and economic burdens” on the US.
In California, state lawyers are prepared for a fight. In California, state lawyers are prepared for a fight. 
The state has a special waiver under the 1970 Clean Air Act that empowers it to enforce stronger air pollution standards than those set by the federal government. The state has a special waiver under the 1970 Clean Air Act that empowers it to enforce stronger air pollution standards than those set by the federal government. 
“We’re prepared to do everything we need to defend the process,” Xavier Becerra, the attorney general of California, told the Times. “We’re prepared to do everything we need to defend the process,” Xavier Becerra, the attorney general of California, told the Times.