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Dan Becker

Dan Becker

Director, Safe Climate Transport Campaign, Center for Biological Diversity

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Notable Quotes

“In one stroke Trump is worsening three of our nation’s most vexing problems: the thirst for oil, high gas pump costs and global warming.”([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/363fcad4bb90a0859f6906d086aeac69))

Stories

Trump’s 2025 fuel economy reset reignites the U.S. auto emissions battle

Rule Changes

Leading environmental opposition to the rollback

On December 3, 2025, President Trump unveiled an NHTSA proposal to slash Biden-era CAFE standards, cutting the 2031 target from about 50.4 mpg to roughly 34.5 mpg. The rule also slows annual increases to 0.25–0.5% from 2% and bans credit trading after 2028, which especially hurts EV-focused companies that sell credits to gasoline-heavy manufacturers.

Updated 6 days ago