In a move that signals a step back for environmental advocacy, the newly appointed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has issued orders to dilute the existing stringent U.S. fuel-economy standards. This decision, cloaked as an economic stimulus, poses a direct threat to our ongoing battle against climate change. Critics argue it prioritizes industry profits over the planet's future.
Trump's Transport Secretary Rolls Back Environmental Progress with Fuel-Economy Rule Revision
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Newly appointed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered a rewrite of more stringent U.S. fuel-economy rules.
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In a bold move to support the American auto industry and consumer choice, newly appointed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has taken a stand to revise the overly restrictive U.S. fuel-economy rules. Seeing it as a necessary step to ensure the nation's economic health and energy independence, proponents celebrate the decision as pragmatic policy-making in a time of unnecessary regulatory overreach.
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