But behind the scenes, the two agencies squabbled when writing a rationale for the reversal, Chris Mooney and I reported Wednesday. The key disagreement centered on the transportation agency’s claim that the Obama-era car rules would lead to more deaths. Charmley later even pushed for the EPA’s name to be taken off the document altogether, though it was ultimately included. Next month, the California air agency will vote on scrapping a provision that would keep California’s tailpipe rules in line with the federal government’s. Coming UpThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration holds a briefing on Alaska’s climate outlook on Friday.

Source: Washington Post August 16, 2018 12:33 UTC