Trump Administration Rescinds Biden-Era Greenhouse Gas Rule for Highways

Trump Administration Rescinds Biden-Era Greenhouse Gas Rule for Highways

The U.S. Department of Transportation has repealed a Biden-era rule requiring states to set targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles on federally funded highways, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on April 18. The rule, finalized in 2023 but never implemented due to legal challenges, would have required state transportation agencies and metropolitan planning organizations to track tailpipe emissions on the National…

Cruz, Zeldin: Roll back Biden-era regulations targeting oil and gas industry | The Highland County Press

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday visited with oil and natural gas producers in Midland, Texas, to highlight the Trump administration’s plan to “unleash American energy.”

USDOT repeals Biden-era greenhouse gas emissions rule

WASHINGTON — A Biden-era rule regarding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will never be implemented, according to a final rule posted in the Federal Register on April 18, 2025. The rule, released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), goes into effect May 19, 2025. This action, the first completed deregulatory move by the agency under the leadership of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, come le…