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Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

EPA Clean Ports Grants Pay for Hydrogen Equipment, Planning

Port facilities across six states will receive millions of dollars in federal funding for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles and fueling and charging infrastructure through EPA grants.

November 12, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Supreme Court Greenlights EPA’s Power Plant Emission Rules

Opponents, including trade groups and companies in the power and mining industries, were seeking to halt the rules while a legal challenge goes forward at a federal appeals court.

October 16, 2024
Government, Business

ATA Maintains Fight Against California's Fleets Rule

In new written comments, American Trucking Associations continues to oppose a request for EPA to grant a waiver allowing implementation of California’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulation.

September 18, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

EPA Probes Biodiesel Supply Chains as Fraud Concerns Mount

The Biden administration is following the paper trails of some biodiesel producers amid heightened concern the fuels are at times being made with deceptive ingredients, violating federal law.

August 7, 2024
Government, Technology, Safety

Congressional Republicans Target EPA Rule

Senior congressional Republicans recently called on the Biden administration to abandon an emissions rule EPA  issued earlier this year specific to the freight sector.

July 8, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel

Trucking Trade Groups Oppose EPA Phase 3 Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Phase 3 emissions final rule has been met with widespread opposition by key players in the trucking industry.

March 29, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

EPA Tweaks Emissions Rules Proposed for Cars, Light Trucks

The Biden administration on March 20 announced new emissions standards for automobiles and light- and medium-duty pickup trucks.

March 20, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

25 States File Suit to Block EPA Rule on Soot Pollution

WASHINGTON — A new EPA rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution faced a barrage of legal challenges March 6, as 25 Republican-led states filed lawsuits seeking to block it.

March 6, 2024
Government, Equipment, Safety

EPA Tightens Standards for Soot From Tailpipes, Smokestacks

The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from industrial sources could prevent thousands of deaths a year.

February 7, 2024
Government, Safety

Senate Approves Joe Goffman to Lead EPA Air Pollution Office

WASHINGTON — The Senate has approved Joe Goffman to lead the EPA's air pollution office just as the agency is set to finalize rules over emissions from power plants and cars and trucks.

February 1, 2024