PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 5, 2021
After siding with then-President Donald Trump’s reckless attempt to roll back clean-car standards and stalling the fight against climate change, a group of auto companies announced Tuesday that “in a gesture of goodwill” they would withdraw from a lawsuit challenging California’s authority to cut vehicle emissions. Their magnanimity is underwhelming. For years, Toyota, Subaru, General Motors and their allies have waged a cynical campaign to relax regulations adopted during the Obama administration to reduce future tailpipe emissions and improve fuel economy from passenger cars and trucks. A new national clean-car standard could be the single biggest step this country has ever taken to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. There’s no time to lose. ~ Los Angeles Times