Relaxed Fuel Standards Could Jeopardize Arizona’s Air Quality

The Trump administration’s plan to roll back federal car standards promises to be a major fight with California and other liberal states. But it’s also opposed by at least one state that voted for President Trump. Arizona wants to maintain the aggressive standards established under former President Obama to avoid future regulations on air pollution, said Timothy Franquist, air quality director for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). His office opposes Trump’s plan to freeze the standards at 2020 levels.“We are going to talk the language of both aisles that this is bad for the health, bad for the economy,” Franquist said of the president’s plan.