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EPA’s Proposed Truck Rule Delays Justice for Freight-Impacted Communities

June 4, 2022 admin advanced clean truck, clean transport, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), Fossil Fuels, Oil, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2022 11:00:41 +0000

Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Dave Cooke It has been over twenty years since smog-forming and particulate pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks were strengthened. In the absence of federal action, states have moved forward to reduce pollution from trucks. Unfortunately, just last week truck manufacturers filed a lawsuit to prevent states from enforcing […]

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EPA’s Truck Rule Misses The Mark — But There’s Still Time To Fix It

April 12, 2022 admin advanced clean truck, clean transport, clean trucks, Electric vehicles, EPA, NOx, nrdc, particulate matter (pm) pollution, policy & politics, policy research, pollution, research

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:00:17 +0000

The new rule is long overdue—the last set of trucks standards were developed over two decades ago. Unfortunately, the agency’s proposal is weaker than existing state action and fails to advance the deployment of zero-emission trucks at the pace needed to address the urgent public health crisis caused by tailpipe exhaust.