Democratic lawmakers urge Trump to drop plan to kill vehicle emission limits

Commuters navigate early morning traffic as they drive towards downtown in Los Angeles, California

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More than 100 Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to abandon plans to repeal vehicle emission rules.

In a letter seen by Reuters, 102 lawmakers led by Representative Doris Matsui called on the Environmental Protection Agency to drop its aim to repeal all greenhouse gas emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles and engines. “Repealing the vehicle pollution standards would hamstring this growing industry, killing thousands of good-paying American jobs and ceding the future of global automotive leadership to China,” the lawmakers wrote.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)