Senate Votes To Reject Rule To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions On Highways [1]
"WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution that would overturn a federal agency's rule requiring states to measure and set declining targets for greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles using the national highway system.
The Federal Highway Administration rules were declared unlawful last month by a federal judge but the decision could be reversed upon appeal.
President Joe Biden's administration is eager to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 in an effort to avoid potentially catastrophic impacts of climate change.
The Senate voted 53-47 in favor of a resolution that would reject the rules, with Democrats Sherrod Brown, Jon Tester and Joe Manchin joining Republicans. The U.S. House of Representatives has yet to vote on the measure."