By Justin Hyde • Free Press Washington Staff • May 19, 2009
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama announced a historic compromise on tough fuel economy rules among automakers, environmentalists and government agencies, saying a standard of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016 was a “harbinger of a change in the way business is done in Washington.”
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The pact, hammered out just last weekend, was embraced by Detroit and foreign automakers for granting them national targets for the next eight years, rather than setting short-term goals. California, the nation’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will defer its rules through 2016 in return for federal rules that match its goals.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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