New U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy signed an order on Tuesday directing U.S. regulators to rescind landmark fuel economy standards issued under President Joe Biden that aimed to drastically reduce fuel use for cars and trucks.

In a memo to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Mr. Duffy instructed the agency to re-evaluate fuel economy rules for new cars and trucks through the end of the decade. The order came as one of Mr.

Secretary Sean Duffy is already moving to overturn the Biden-Harris administration’s stringent fuel economy standards