Proposed repeal of vehicle emissions rules by US agency meets opposition
By Helena Freitas and Eleonora Rinaldi ( August 26, 2025, 10:36 GMT | Insight) -- The US Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed repeal of its previous emission-reduction standards for American vehicle manufacturers drew strong public opposition during a hearing last week. Medical professionals, scientists and advocates defended the EPA’s 2009 findings that linked vehicle emissions to harms to public health and welfare, urging the agency to uphold the finding. Meanwhile, two organizations legally challenged the scientific report based on which the EPA's proposal was made.American vehicle manufacturers should remain bound by the Environmental Protection Agency’s emission-reduction standards, according to the overwhelming majority of civil society associations that spoke at the EPA’s public hearing last week....
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