By The Associated Press (Nov. 28, 2018)
The USA president has dismissed his administration’s warnings about the impact of climate change, including a forecast released Friday that it could lead to economic losses of hundreds of billions of dollars a year by the end of the century.
An email obtained by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act shows the administration withdrew from the Paris agreement with no clear climate policy in place.
Auto experts say the GOP administration’s relaxing of mileage standards will deepen American drivers’ devotion to heavier, fuel-gulping sports utility vehicles over more fuel efficient cars.
In October 2018, almost 65 percent of new vehicles sold in the U.S. were trucks or SUVs. In September, 2018 the GOP administration proposed relaxing 2016 rules that would have required companies to do more to detect and plug methane leaks at oil and gas installations.
CREDITS: Associated Press writers Matthew Lee and Michael Biesecker in Washington and Tom Krisher in Detroit contributed to this report.