Rolling Back Climate Rules Will Cost Americans Bigly - CleanTechnica

The article from CleanTechnica critically examines the recent rollback of U.S. climate and vehicle emissions regulations under the Trump administration, highlighting that contrary to official claims, these rollbacks are projected to increase costs for Americans rather than reduce them. While the administration asserted that repealing these regulations would save Americans $1.3 trillion by 2055, the government’s own Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) analysis reveals a different picture. The EPA’s regulatory impact analysis suggests that although vehicle prices might decrease, the resulting increase in gasoline consumption, along with higher vehicle maintenance, insurance, congestion, and noise costs, will lead to an overall additional expense of $1.5 trillion—$200 billion more than the projected savings. The article also points out that the EPA’s optimistic assumptions about lower gasoline prices rely on unrealistic scenarios from the Energy Information Administration, which do not account for the complex global oil market dynamics. Environmental advocates, such as Kathy Harris from the Natural Resources Defense Council, argue that the EPA is effectively