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EPA’s Misleading Claim of $1.3 Trillion in Deregulatory ‘Savings’

EPA’s Misleading Claim of $1.3 Trillion in Deregulatory ‘Savings’

Trump administration officials have claimed that they are saving Americans over $1.3 trillion by ending regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. But the figure does not incorporate any benefits of the emissions standards. By one of the Environmental Protection Agency’s own calculations, getting rid of the standards could cost billions.