Government,
Environmental & Energy,
Administrative/Regulatory
Apr. 29, 2020
States are lining up to challenge SAFE vehicle rules
The Trump administration is intent on rolling back those promises. On March 30, NHTSA and EPA released their “final” version of the Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient, aka SAFE, vehicle rules. The SAFE rules will become final 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. At that point, the rules will be “final agency action” and subject to judicial review.
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is responsible for setting fuel economy standards, whereas the Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for controlling tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. In 2012, the federal clean car standards for passenger vehicles (2017-2025) were adopted with broad support from automakers, labor and consumers. The standards promised steadily increasing fuel efficiency ...
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