LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Progress being rolled back

Tue, Aug 21, 2018 (2 a.m.)

The Trump administration has to stop thinking short-term. The rollback of fuel standards is just the latest in a series of short-sighted moves. We are destroying the country we claim to love by allowing companies to dump their pollution into our rivers and streams, by attempting to subvert the Environmental Protection Agency, and by negating laws and regulations that are designed to keep our air clean and our people healthy.

The move toward cleaner-burning, more efficient cars back in 2011 was a move in the right direction. Who doesn’t like the idea of a car that gets 54.5 miles per gallon? Who likes frequent stops to the gas station? Who likes being dependent on fossil fuels?

We should be screaming at our legislators to protect our environment and our health. We should be appalled at the poor air quality that we’ve not only been breathing, but have clearly seen this summer.

We need to hold the carmakers accountable too. Let them and our legislators know that clean cars should be the only choices we have for our next purchase.

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