Hours after being sworn in as the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal government regulates miles per gallon for cars and pickup trucks — also a principal way that it regulates air pollution and addresses climate change.

A signed order by Sean Duffy, U.S. Transportation Secretary, on Tuesday will rescind fuel economy standards put in place by former President Joe Biden. The order directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to “reconsider the 2022 model year through 2031 model years for cars and trucks,” Reuters reported.

The orders could worsen the effects of climate change by increasing long-term global emissions and slowing the country’s transition to electric transportation and renewable energy. Trump declared an unprecedented “national energy emergency,” designed ...

And that would be unfortunate," the Former DOT secretary told The Verge. "The work we’ve done to make EVs more affordable is part of why there are more and more jobs being created in the industrial Midwest,