Truck Manufacturers Are Maneuvering to Kill Biden’s Landmark Clean-Truck Rules

Truck manufacturers are maneuvering to kill Biden’s landmark clean-truck rules

Though truck manufacturers including Volvo and Daimler agreed to the rules in 2023, they have since been working behind the scenes to kill them.

After Manufacturer Backlash, DEQ Delays Clean Truck Rule

Oregon’s attempts to curtail diesel emissions are in jeopardy following a state decision to delay enforcement of the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule until 2027. The ACT rule, which was approved by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Commission in 2021, seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from high-polluting diesel engines by requiring truck manufacturers to sell a certain number of zero-emission electric vehicles each year…

State pauses enforcement of new clean trucks rule

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Thursday, May 15, it was delaying enforcement of its Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which went into eff ect Jan. 1.