Trump’s rollback of Obama-era emissions rules will help turbocharge Hoosier economy, says Attorney General Todd Rokita

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM

By undoing a 2009 Obama-era policy, which imposed stringent restrictions on tailpipe emissions and set unrealistic fuel economy standards, the Trump administration is helping boost the performance of America’s economy, Attorney General Todd Rokita said.

“Finally, we have a president again who puts America First — and today’s announcement is yet another illustration of this fact,” said Attorney General Rokita. “It will be part of the proud legacy of President Trump that he undid damage caused to the American economy by 12 years of disastrous Democratic rule — both during four years of Biden and, as we witness here today, going back to the eight years of Obama.”

Attorney General Rokita attended an announcement of the policy rollback Tuesday in Indianapolis featuring Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

On Tuesday, Attorney General Rokita thanked the federal officials “for coming here to Indiana — where the automotive and transportation industries are so deeply embedded in our culture and economy — to make this important announcement.”

Also attending the policy announcement were Gov. Mike Braun and U.S. Rep. Jim Baird.

“Over the last four years, conservative state attorneys general were the last line of defense in fighting back against the Biden administration’s federal overreach and green new scam agenda,” Attorney General Rokita said. “However, thanks to President Trump and patriots like Administrator Zeldin and Secretary Wright, we are now on the front lines helping to unleash American energy.”

Attorney General Rokita's previous actions include:

Suing the federal government along with 20 other states to challenge a rule that would have required state agencies to set declining carbon emissions standards for highways. (Kentucky v. Federal Highway Administration)

Challenged a federal rule announced under Biden requiring an increasing share of heavy-duty vehicles to be electric.

Challenged the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) rule for heavy-duty vehicles announced under Biden, which would regulate the average fuel consumption of a manufacturer’s fleet.

“I’m grateful for the confidence we can have in the Trump administration to do the right things like putting forth commonsense policies that put us back on the path to prosperity,” Attorney General Rokita said.