Jonathan Morrison

Rule Changes

Named with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in the environmental groups' challenge to the CAFE rollback

The Transportation Department's final fuel-economy rule, published September 28, sets the 2031 fleetwide target at 34.9 miles per gallon, down from 50.4 under President Biden. It also rewrites standards for model years 2022 through 2026 and ends the credit trading that let automakers buy and sell efficiency gains, starting in 2028.

Updated Oct 24

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Led the agency's investigation and ban on DTN60DB inflators

eBay has banned the sale of airbags, airbag inflators, and steering wheel airbag covers on its platform — a policy that took effect September 24, 2026. The move follows a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into counterfeit replacement inflators linked to over a dozen deaths and severe injuries.

Updated Sep 24