The new emissions limits will bring immediate health benefits, especially in communities burdened by heavy truck traffic, said Harold Wimmer, CEO of the American Lung Association. "Transportation is the largest source of pollution driving climate change," he said in a statement. "These strong standa...
The Environmental Protection Agency has set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles.
Jed Mandel, president of the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association, in an official statement said that “heavy-duty truck and engine manufacturers have long advocated for and benefited from national standards for NOx emissions, and we welcome today’s proposed rule as an important step toward ...
SACRAMENTO, CA - California air board officials are planning to push EPA to strengthen its proposed Phase 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) rules for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, including speeding compliance deadlines, tightening engine standards, capturing more trailer types and offering incentives for ...
EPA's Heavy-Duty Truck Proposed GHG Standards “Greenhouse Gas Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Phase 3” would apply to heavy-duty vocational vehicles (such as delivery trucks, refuse haulers or dump trucks, and public utility trucks, as well as transit, shuttle, and school buses) and...
California’s ambitious zero-emission, heavy-duty truck regulations face new legal challenges. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group outlines the status of California’s Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) Regulation,...more EPA Enforcement Action Highlights Need for Oversight of Marine Fuel, ...
The Union of Concerned Scientists said EPA’s proposal should be “at least as protective as the existing California truck rule [which applies only to California certified trucks] to protect public health and advance justice.” The California Air Resources Board’s Heavy-Duty Low NOx Omnibus Regu...
EPA’s preemption waiver for California’s zero emissions truck mandate and some additional truck rules is poised to be published in the Federal Register on April 6, formally allowing state officials to enforce the rules but also opening a 60-day window
EPA PROPOSES NEW REGULATIONS The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new, smore stringent exhaust emissions regulations covering heavy-duty on-highway vehicles. Beginning in model year 2027, the new rules aim to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide... C Elmore - 《Diesel Progr...
The truck rule appeared to generate less controversy than some of the previous regulations on this issue, although the industry was still reviewing the proposal. The American Trucking Association said industry generally supports the new rules, but remains concerned that it may result in use of techn...