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E.P.A. Moves to Loosen Limits on Pollution From Trucks
The New York Times • • business
Key Points:
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Trump administration proposed loosening smog-causing pollution limits on heavy-duty vehicles, including tractor-trailers, fire engines, and delivery trucks.
- This move contrasts with the Biden administration’s focus on accelerating the transition to electric vehicles to combat climate change and reduce hazardous air pollution.
- The EPA plans to repeal some provisions of a 2023 Biden-era clean-air rule aimed at reducing nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel truck engines, though not all restrictions will be removed.
- Nitrogen oxides, harmful gases produced by burning fossil fuels, contribute to smog formation and respiratory health issues such as asthma.
- The Biden rule did not require electric truck sales but tightened emissions limits, encouraging manufacturers to either improve diesel emissions controls or invest in electric vehicle production.
