The Trump administration today warned a top California air regulator that she may have violated federal law by brokering a landmark deal with four automakers. In a sharply worded letter, EPA and the Department of Transportation warned California Air Resources Board Chairwoman Mary Nichols that she may be on shaky legal ground. In July, Nichols helped broker a voluntary agreement between the board and four automakers — Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Volkswagen AG and BMW of North America — to improve the fuel economy of their cars and trucks in the coming years (Greenwire, July 25). If the agreement takes effect, it stands to significantly undercut the Trump administration's rollback of Obama-era clean car standards. Yet, according to the letter, the agreement may violate the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, which prevents states from setting fuel economy standards.
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机译：特朗普政府今天警告加利福尼亚州最高航空监管机构，她可能与四家汽车制造商达成具有里程碑意义的交易，从而违反了联邦法律。 EPA和运输部在一封措辞严谨的信中警告加利福尼亚州空气资源委员会主席玛丽·尼科尔斯（Mary Nichols），说她可能处于不稳定的法律依据。 7月，尼科尔斯协助董事会与福特（Ford）汽车公司，本田汽车有限公司（Honda Motor Co. Ltd.），大众汽车公司（Volkswagen AG）和北美宝马（BMW）等四家汽车制造商之间达成了一项自愿协议，以改善未来几年汽车和卡车的燃油经济性（Greenwire，7月25日）。如果该协议生效，它将大大削弱特朗普政府对奥巴马时代的清洁汽车标准的退缩。然而，根据这封信，该协议可能违反1975年的《能源政策和节约法案》，该法案阻止各州制定燃油经济性标准。
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