NEW YORK, June 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump moved on Thursday at a White House signing ceremony to eliminate California's nation-leading vehicle emissions standards, upending the strict rules that had become a template for states across the nation to realize their greenhouse gas ambitions.
"We officially rescue the U.S. auto industry from destruction by terminating California's electric vehicle mandate, once and for all," Trump said at the Oval Office alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin.
