Sen. Cohen Issues Statement on Trump Rollback of Vehicle Emission Standards

For Immediate Release
Contact: Garnet McLaughlin – Garnet.McLaughlin@cga.ct.gov – 860-304-2319
 

HARTFORD – Today, State Senator Christine Cohen, Senate Chair of the Transportation Committee, issued a statement in response to reports that the Trump administration has proposed a roll back of federal fuel economy standards.
 
“Fuel economy standards not only save drivers money by requiring a certain degree of fuel efficiency, but they also help keep our air clean and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The transportation sector is the leading contributor of carbon emissions and creates significant air pollution, leading to higher rates of respiratory illness, particularly for at-risk groups.
 
These rollbacks will cost consumers more in added fuel costs, will accelerate our contributions to climate change and will worsen public health for many communities here in Connecticut. Years from now federal leadership will change, and in the meantime states like ours can enact policies to keep our air, land and water clean – but the environmentally hostile actions of the Trump administration will cause irreversible damage that we will be dealing with for generations to come.”