The Trump administration is taking heat for dialing back vehicle-emission standards when a public health crisis already is threatening lives and the economy.
The final "Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient" (SAFE) Vehicles Rule requires automakers to raise the fuel economy of passenger cars by 1.5% annually, overriding 2012 standards that required 5% increases each year.
Detroit-area mom Elizabeth Hauptman, Michigan field organizer for Moms Clean Air Force, contended that weaker standards will worsen air quality for the 332,000 Michigan kids with asthma, including her son.
"As a mom right now, it just seems reckless and dangerous," she said. "If he gets this, we're going to a hospital; there's no 'passing go.'…