Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.) introduced legislation that would raise federal fuel taxes by 10.1 cents per gallon, and index the new rate to inflation as a way to ensure the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.
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Administration Maintaining Focus on GHGs, EPA Chief Gina McCarthy Says
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency and the Obama administration as a whole will continue to emphasize their campaign against climate change from carbon emissions, even if all aspects of useful technologies are not known at present.
July 7, 2015TT Archives: Trucks and Emissions
The starting point for limiting diesel emissions can be traced to a provision in a bill reauthorizing and expanding the Clean Air Act of 1977 that was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990.
July 6, 2015Supreme 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, 2015New GHG Proposal Tightens Truck Emissions, Includes First Trailer Targets
The federal government on June 19 issued its long-awaited proposal to further tighten greenhouse-gas emissions for trucks, improve their fuel economy and regulate trailer efficiency for the first time.
June 22, 2015Diesel Falls 1.4¢ to $2.87; Gas Jumps 5.5¢
The U.S. average diesel price fell 1.4 cents a gallon last week to $2.87, the third straight decline, the Department of Energy reported.
June 22, 2015Blumenauer: Congress 'Not Keeping Up Our End of the Bargain'
WASHINGTON — Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) called on colleagues to back legislation he introduced this year that would increase fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure projects during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on June 17.
June 17, 2015ATA's Graves: Fuel Tax ‘Viable Revenue Source’ for Trust Fund
WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves told House lawmakers June 17 increasing fuel taxes would ensure investments for highway programs are met for the next several years.
June 17, 2015EPA 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, 2015Expeditors Net Income Jumps 27%
Expeditors International of Washington Inc. raised net income 27% to $107.3 million, or 55 cents per share, as business improved for air and ocean freight management services.
May 6, 2015