Pallone Celebrates Biden Administration’s Historic Move to Cut Dangerous Climate Pollution from New Motor Vehicles

Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today applauding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final vehicle tailpipe emissions standards for model years 2027 through 2032, which will dramatically cut dangerous climate pollution, protect public health, and lower costs for drivers across the country:

“Today marks a new chapter in our fight for a cleaner, stronger future. These are the most ambitious vehicle emissions standards in American history and represent a historic win for Americans’ health and climate. The Biden EPA’s new vehicle emissions standards will ensure Americans breathe cleaner air, drivers spend less on fuel, and climate pollution gets dramatically slashed across the sector that creates it most.

“Critically, these stronger standards will also shore up our energy security by significantly reducing our dependence on oil – an expensive, volatile global commodity controlled largely by our adversaries. They will likewise ensure that the United States leads the world in motor vehicles, supporting American manufacturing and good-paying jobs in the process. This is what beating out our economic competitors looks like.

“I’m thrilled the Biden Administration is acting to meet this moment and simultaneously lowering costs for drivers and protecting Americans’ right to clean air. I look forward to the countless economic and public health benefits this rule will deliver for our communities.”

With today’s action, drivers are expected to save more than $6,000 over the lifetime of a new light-duty vehicle, with net benefits of the rule projected to be over $99 billion between 2027 and 2055.

Cuts to climate pollution will also be significant: EPA reports that these new vehicle standards will avoid more than seven billion metric tons of CO2 pollution. The new emissions standards with also dramatically reduce conventional pollutants, with EPA projecting reductions in pulmonary and heart conditions associated with particulate matter exposure, such as lung disorders, cancer, heart disease, and premature mortality.

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