An advocacy group that wants more natural-gas vehicles on the road is praising a bill passed in Colorado, which Gov. John Hickenlooper recently signed.
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California Air District Seeks Stricter National Truck, Train Emission Regulations
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is tired of being decades behind meeting federal air quality standards, so it petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency June 22 to do something about it.
June 23, 2016Diesel Falls 0.5¢ to $2.426
The U.S. retail diesel average fell 0.5 cent to $2.426, the Department of Energy reported.
June 20, 2016Senate Clears Pipeline Safety Bill
The Senate on June 13 cleared a bill that would direct federal regulators to implement a series of pipeline safety mandates.
June 14, 2016Pipeline Safety Reform Passes House
Legislation aimed at reforming pipeline safety programs easily passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 8, setting up a vote in the Senate as early as this month.
June 9, 2016Final Phase 2 Greenhouse-Gas Regulation for Trucks Sent to White House for Review
The final version of the Phase 2 federal greenhouse-gas regulation for trucks on June 3 was sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review.
June 7, 2016Forward Air CFO Rodney Bell to Retire, XPO’s Michael Morris to Take Post
Forward Air Corp. announced that Chief Financial Officer Rodney Bell will retire on June 27 and that Michael Morris, an XPO Logistics executive, will replace Bell in the post.
May 29, 2016Minnesota Becomes Seventh State to Fail to Pass Fuel-Tax Hike
Minnesota became the seventh state to fail to pass a fuel-tax increase this year as its legislative session ended at midnight May 22 with no agreement on a long-awaited major transportation funding package despite the state’s $900 million budget surplus.
May 23, 2016Diesel Climbs to 2016 High
The U.S. average diesel price rose for the 10th time in 11 weeks, this time by 6.8 cents a gallon to $2.266 — the highest price since just before Christmas, the Department of Energy reported May 2.
May 9, 2016US Needs to Be Energy Independent
I read Transport Topics regarding Exxon Mobil’s recent shipment of its first tanker load of U.S. crude oil from Beaumont, Texas, to its refinery in Sicily, Italy. The article also indicated that a 40-year export ban had been lifted.
April 18, 2016