Stakeholder comments on the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 plans to aggressively reduce oxides of nitrogen emissions generally were positive, but with some caveats.
February 27, 2020epa News Updates
Trucking Mostly Supports EPA Emissions Plan, but Small Fleets Skeptical
CARB Ahead of EPA in Bid to Establish NOx Rule for Heavy Trucks
More than a year ago, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials announced the agency鈥檚 Cleaner Trucks Initiative, an effort to work closely with the California Air Resources Board to develop a more stringent 鈥渉armonized鈥 nitrogen oxide-emissions rule for heavy trucks.
January 23, 2020EPA Honors 30 ATA Members for SmartWay Excellence
SAN DIEGO 鈥 Thirty American Trucking Associations members received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 SmartWay Excellence Award at the federation鈥檚 Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 7.
October 7, 2019EPA Wants to Revoke California Auto Regulation Powers
The Trump administration is preparing a plan to strip California鈥檚 authority to set tougher auto efficiency regulations than the federal government, even while agencies continue finalizing a rollback of national standards, according to people familiar with the matter.
September 5, 2019Oil Industry Poised to Attack as EPA Boosts Ethanol in Fuels
Oil industry foes are preparing to go to court to fight the Environmental Protection Agency regulation issued May 31 that allows year-round sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline nationwide.
May 31, 2019EPA Rushed Ethanol Plan so Trump Could Keep Pledge, Documents Show
After President Donald Trump promised Iowa voters he would unleash high-ethanol gasoline, his administration fast-tracked a plan to lift summertime restrictions on the fuel, forgoing studies of its potential price tag and hastily ending a review of the measure.
March 28, 2019Senate Confirms Andrew Wheeler for Top EPA Post
Trump to Nominate Andrew Wheeler for Top Job at EPA
President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Andrew Wheeler for the administrator role at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he currently serves as acting administrator.
November 19, 2018EPA Honors 21 ATA Members With SmartWay Excellence Awards
AUSTIN, Texas 鈥 Twenty-one American Trucking Associations members received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 SmartWay Excellence Award.
October 29, 201816 States Join Request for Court Review of EPA鈥檚 Glider Decision
Attorneys general from 16 states have joined a request that an appeals court review a decision by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials to not enforce an Obama-era regulation limiting the production of glider kit trucks to 300 units per manufacturer.
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