An environmental group is seeking to have every model of car and light trucks sold in the United States undergo on-the-road emissions tests, adding to calls for more aggressive efforts after revelations that Volkswagen AG rigged its vehicles to fool laboratory-based screening.
October 1, 2015Government, Fuel
Petition Asks for EPA to Test Cars Like Heavy-Duty Trucks
Government, Fuel
Supreme Court Rules Against EPA on Power-Plant Emissions Rule
The Obama administration didn’t adequately consider the billions of dollars in costs before issuing a rule designed to cut hazardous emissions from 460 coal-fired power plants, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
June 29, 2015Government, Fuel
EPA Plan to Cut Airplane Emissions Won’t Take Effect Until 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on June 10 declared airplanes as a significant contributor to global climate change, but said a final rule requiring cuts in emissions is still years away.
June 11, 2015Government, Fuel
California Expands Cap-and-Trade Program; Trucking Executives Expect Higher Fuel Costs
California’s cap-and-trade program extended its reach to diesel fuel and gasoline on Jan. 1, creating no immediate price change but a great deal of concern about the workings over time of a highly complex system.
January 12, 2015Government, Fuel
U.S. Court Rejects Emissions Case Argument
A U.S. Appeals Court rejected a bid by three California community groups to overturn a lower court ruling that emissions from trucks and locomotives in BNSF Railway and Union Pacific facilities did not violate a federal waste disposal law.
August 22, 2014Government, Fuel
CARB Extends Emissions Deadline for Some Small Fleets
The California Air Quality Resources Board voted April 25 to extend the deadline for independent truckers and small fleets to comply with new state emissions rules.
April 25, 2014Government, Fuel
CARB Considering DPF Extension for Smaller Fleets
California regulators are considering relaxing strict rules for smaller trucking fleets to clean up older diesel-powered trucks that are among the state’s worst remaining sources of air pollution, the Los Angeles Times reported.
April 21, 2014Government, Fuel
Groups Ask House to Continue Funding Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants
A group of more than 20 environmental, health and trucking industry stakeholders have asked House committees to continue funding a popular diesel emissions reduction grant program omitted from the Obama administration’s 2015 fiscal year budget.
April 17, 2014Letters to the Editor, Government, Fuel
Letters: Obama on Emissions, Truck Speed Limiters, Safety
March 3, 2014
Government, Fuel
Truck Emissions Much Lower Than Required, Study Says
Emissions of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter from heavy-duty engines produced since 2010 are “substantially lower than required by regulations,” according to a new study.
December 20, 2013