Chuck fumes over gas-rules nix plan

SEN. CHUCK Schumer blasted a Trump administration plan to nix stricter gas mileage standards for cars — saying it hurts both the environment and drivers’ wallets.

Schumer (D-NY) said with gas prices near a four-year high, the Environmental Protection Administration was wrong to roll back Obama administration rules requiring new cars, SUVs and light trucks to average more than 50 miles per gallon by 2025 — roughly double the current average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S.

“You don’t have to be an economist to understand that scrapping plans to increase the fuel efficiency of our cars will force us all to shell out even more and more money for gas down the road,” Schumer said Sunday.