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

More than 100 Democratic lawmakers in the US 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.