Trump Administration Considers Freezing Federal Gas Mileage Targets

Trump Administration Considers Freezing Federal Gas Mileage Targets

By Chance Seales

By Chance Seales
June 21, 2019

June 21, 2019

House members are investigating whether oil companies played a role in the Trump administration’s major freezing of fuel efficiency standards.

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Chance Seales talks with House Environment and Climate Change Chairman, Paul Tonko.

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