The Environmental Protection Agency Friday unveiled a proposal for a new regulation aimed at reducing the content of sulfur and other smog-forming compounds in gasoline.
March 29, 2013Government, Fuel
EPA, NHTSA Drop Emissions, Efficiency Rules
Federal regulators withdrew some portions of a rule they tried to finalize in June that would have made minor technical amendments to the upcoming greenhouse-gas emissions and fuel-efficiency standards for heavy trucks.
August 16, 2013Government, Fuel
EPA Official Says Work to Begin ‘Immediately’ on Next Round of Truck Emissions Regs
WASHINGTON — Work will begin immediately to develop a second round of fuel-performance standards for heavy trucks starting in model year 2019, an Environmental Protection Agency official said Wednesday.
June 26, 2013Government, Fuel
ESW CleanTech Acquires Cleaire Assets
ESW CleanTech has acquired the assets and product line of Cleaire Advanced Emissions Controls.
May 8, 2013Government, Fuel
EPA Proposes New Gasoline Rule
Government, Fuel
Diesel Retrofit Sales Drop for Fourth Consecutive Year
Sales of all diesel retrofit devices in the United States declined in 2012 for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association.
March 19, 2013Government, Fuel
Auto Mileage Standards’ Costs Offset by Savings, NHTSA Says
A proposed U.S. rule requiring automakers to double average fuel economy of vehicles to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 could cost $157 billion, though the costs would be offset by fuel savings, two federal agencies said in a draft, Bloomberg reported.
November 17, 2011Government, Fuel
Fuel Rule to Spur Tweaks in Cummins’ SCR Engines
Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. will use incremental improvements to its current selective catalytic reduction engines to meet new federal standards for limiting greenhouse gas emissions between now and 2017, a senior company engineer said.
August 29, 2011Government, Fuel
Fuel Economy Rules Praised by Most Trucking Interests
Reaction to the Obama administration’s first-of-their-kind regulations limiting fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in heavy trucks was almost unanimously positive from trucking, truck and engine manufacturers, environmental groups and others.
August 18, 2011Government, Fuel
L.A., Long Beach Ports Settle Emissions Lawsuit
Seven terminal operators at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging the terminals were in violation of diesel emission standards, the Los Angeles Times reported.
August 17, 2011Government, Fuel
Obama Sets Truck Fuel-Efficiency Standards
President Obama last week set heavy-truck fuel-economy standards for the first time, unveiling regulations that mandate a 20% cut in fuel use and address the complicated broad universe of vehicle sizes and applications in a plan that both operators and manufacturers applauded.
August 15, 2011