Environmentalists bash Trump for ‘brazen’ move on clean cars

President Trump’s move to dump Clean Car Standards imposed by the Obama administration drew a swift rebuke Tuesday from environmentalists.

Calling it a “brazen rollback of clean-car standards,” the Illinois Environmental Council said a new rule imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ignores how “these standards have saved Illinois families over $1.3 billion at the pump, with the average household saving about $250.”

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