Urge the Auto Alliance to stop the spinning and the suing

A third of all U.S. global warming pollution comes from vehicles. Under the Clean Air Act, states have the authority to go beyond federal vehicle pollution standards and adopt stronger standards for cleaner cars—like California's standards. 

So far, 13 states have adopted clean car standards, including California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. And a growing number of states are considering them. 

Unfortunately, rather than make the vehicles consumers want, automakers—led by their legal and lobbying group, the Auto Alliance—are trying to eliminate these clean car rules, making dubious claims about the cost and effectiveness of these standards.

However, Union of Concerned Scientists engineers have dismantled these automaker arguments with a new vehicle design—the UCS Vanguard. This clean car model uses cost-effective, existing vehicle technologies and fuels to reduce pollution without sacrificing safety and performance—all while saving money at the pump.

Please contact the president of the Auto Alliance, Dave McCurdy, and tell him that consumers want global warming solutions like the UCS Vanguard, not more spin and lawsuits.

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*NOTE* EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson has rejected the waiver states need to implement the clean car standards.  Click here to ask Johnson to reverse his ill-advised decision.