STATES SUE WHITE HOUSE OVER FUEL ECONOMY FINES

New York and four other states are suing the Trump administration, saying it must put in place higher penalties for automakers that violate fuel economy standards. The Department of Transportation more than doubled civil penalties for violations last year after Congress ordered agencies to adjust fines for inflation. The rule would require automakers to pay $14 for every tenth of a mile per gallon of fuel a vehicle consumes over its minimum economy, multiplied by number of vehicles sold.