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How the federal government came to control your car's fuel economy

  • Written by Brian C. Black, Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Pennsylvania State University
How the federal government came to control your car's fuel economyThe bad old days of gas lines in the 1970s and shortages led to the creation of fuel economy rules.AP Photo

The Environmental Protection Agency in August announced a plan to freeze fuel economy standards and revoke the ability of California to set more stringent rules than the national ones, prompting a legal showdown between the state and the...

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