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States Sue Trump Over Weakened Car-Mileage Standards

  • Environmental groups also seek to block administration’s move
  • Trump says change will make cars cheaper, substantially safer
Traffic travels on highway 101 in San Francisco, California, U.S., on May 12.

Traffic travels on highway 101 in San Francisco, California, U.S., on May 12.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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California and other states sued to stop the Trump administration from easing requirements on vehicle miles per gallon starting in 2021.

It’s the latest salvo by Democrat-led states to undo the federal government’s deregulatory efforts by using the courts. A final ruling in the dispute will impact the fate of the auto industry under stress from the U.S. economic shutdown, the fuel costs borne by Americans and pollution levels in the country.