Trump Administration Rollback of Clean Car Standards a “Massive Pileup of Bad Ideas”
Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp – August 2, 2018
“The Trump administration’s proposal to slam the brakes on America’s successful Clean Car Standards is a massive pileup of bad ideas.
“This proposal will substantially increase pollution and will cost the average American family hundreds of dollars a year extra for gas. It’s a proposal that attacks the states’ right to protect people from dangerous pollution, one that no one – not the American public, not the states, not even most automakers – really wants, and one that’s being presented to the public under the false and easily discredited guise of improving public safety.
“EDF will oppose this proposal in the court of public opinion and the court of law, and will work to secure protective Clean Car Standards for all Americans.”
- Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense Fund
With more than 3 million members, Environmental Defense Fund creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. To do so, EDF links science, economics, law, and innovative private-sector partnerships to turn solutions into action. edf.org
Media Contact
Latest press releases
-
New Poll: Republicans, Democrats and Independents Strongly Oppose Weakening Chemical Safety Law
October 27, 2025 -
Court Rules New York Must Implement State Climate Law and Deliver Swift Action
October 24, 2025 -
EDF Goes to Court to Help Defend California Climate Risk Reporting Laws That Protect People from Financial Damage
October 24, 2025 -
Oregon Water Partnership Applauds Gov. Kotek’s Executive Order to Promote Resilience of Communities and Natural Working Lands and Waters
October 23, 2025 -
Community, Health and Environmental Groups Sue to Stop President Trump’s Unlawful Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions
October 22, 2025 -
Emerging Farm Resiliency Practice Provides Significant Farm-Level and Public Benefits, New Report from EDF
October 21, 2025