EPA proposes to loosen requirements for truck pollution controls
The proposal would cut compliance costs by up to $6,152 per diesel engine, while critics warn it will increase smog-forming pollution.
- On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rolling back Biden-era emissions rules for heavy-duty diesel trucks, calling the current standards "unworkable."
- The Trump administration claims the rollback will ease burdens for operators by eliminating requirements that engines power down if emissions systems malfunction, a feature truckers previously called disruptive.
- According to EPA analysis, the changes could save the trucking industry roughly $12 billion, with individual savings between $4,130 and $6,152 per affected diesel engine.
- The Sierra Club denounced the proposal, with director Katherine Garcia stating, "Clean truck standards save lives," while industry groups welcomed the regulatory relief.
- With the proposal now open for public comment, projections show the changes would increase ozone-forming nitrogen oxide pollution by 4.2% in 2030 and 11.6% by 2055.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed rolling back emission standards for new heavy-duty trucks, including buses, garbage trucks and semis. Under the proposal, EPA is looking to scale back future warranty mandates from 10 years to 5 and…
The government claims the measure will reduce costs for manufacturers and transport companies.
Promoting fossil energies, preventing pollutant reductions: the Trump administration is again deviating environmental protection rules. This time, it meets emission standards for trucks that should reduce nitrogen oxide emissions.
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