"Court Strikes Down Trump Delay of Auto Efficiency Standards Penalty"

"The rejection means the penalty for automakers failing to meet CAFE standards more than doubles. Other efforts to weaken the standards could be at risk, too."

"A federal appeals court in New York on Monday blocked the Trump administration's efforts to delay penalties against automakers that fail to meet carbon-cutting emissions standards in new cars.

A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit threw out a decision, announced by the Department of Transportation last July, to postpone increases in the penalties that automakers are required to pay if they don't meet efficiency standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations.  

The Trump administration's attempt to delay the penalties was its first salvo in a crusade to weaken the vehicle standards, which were predicted to prevent billions of tons of climate-warming carbon emissions from newer vehicles."

Georgina Gustin reports for InsideClimate News April 23, 2018.

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