California Advanced Clean Fleets rule

California deal with 16 states would end key parts of Advanced Clean Fleets rule

California has taken steps that, if completed, would over time effectively end key portions of its Advanced Clean Fleets rule, through a settlement of a lawsuit by 16 states spearheaded by the Nebraska attorney general.

The settlement was posted Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. It is a predictable outcome of the decision in January by the state, through the California Air Resources Board (CARB), to withdraw its request for a waiver from the Environmental...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-deal-with-16-states-would-end-key-parts-of-advanced-clean-fleets-rule

House votes to revoke California’s trucking-related EPA waivers

A congressional push to end two California trucking-related emissions waivers granted by the Environmental Protection Agency passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, though California is expected to challenge Congress’ authority to take that step.

The vote in the House was 231-191 to revoke a waiver that permitted California to implement the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule. The ACT rule would have mandated a road to increasing use of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), among other...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/house-votes-to-revoke-californias-trucking-related-epa-waivers

EPA gives trucking OEMs whiplash with emissions rule rollback plan

EPA gives trucking OEMs whiplash with emissions rule rollback plan
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

On Wednesday, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA is reviewing the emissions rulemaking put in place under the Biden-Harris administration. The important part for trucking comes from targeting the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles – Phase 3, or just Phase 3, rules, which began with model year 2027 trucks and extended through 2032. 

O...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/epa-gives-trucking-oems-whiplash-with-emissions-rule-rollback-plan

EPA starts uncertain attempt to revoke several California truck emissions waivers

The Environmental Protection Agency has sent to Congress for review several vehicle emission-related waivers that the agency granted to California under the Biden administration.

It’s being billed as the first step toward revoking the waivers that allowed California to proceed with the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule, the Omnibus NOx rule and the Clean Cars II rule. California has sought to impose state rules that are tighter than federal regulations.

Chris Spear, president of the American Trucking...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/epa-starts-uncertain-attempt-to-revoke-several-california-truck-emissions-waivers

Love’s in California: impacto de medición de la regla avanzada de flotas limpias

Cuando las paradas de viaje de Love anunciaron un Nueva ubicación en Bakersfield, California En agosto, no fue solo una nueva parada de viaje en su red. Agregó 111 lugares de estacionamiento y fue descrito como uno de los puntos de venta más grandes de la red de Love’s. Pero también planteó una...

https://fullavantenews.com/loves-in-california-impacto-de-medicion-de-la-regla-avanzada-de-flotas-limpias/?lang=es

Love’s in California: Gauging impact of Advanced Clean Fleets rule demise

When Love’s Travel Stops announced a new location in Bakersfield, California in August, it was not only a new travel stop in its network. It added 111 parking spots and was described as one of the biggest outlets in the Love’s network. 

But it also raised a question: why build a travel stop that dispenses diesel fuel as a major part of its business in a state that had a pair of regulations in place, the Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rule and the Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) rule, that were designed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loves-in-california-gauging-impact-of-advanced-clean-fleets-rule-demise

Supreme Court won’t review Ohio case, boosting California’s emissions rules

The U.S. Supreme Court will not review the important environmental case of Ohio vs. EPA, letting stand a Circuit Court decision widely seen as a win for California’s ability to set its own environmental standards, such as the Advanced Clean Trucks rule.

As per most instances in which the Supreme Court denies a request for a full court review, there was no further comment Monday on the court’s reasoning. However, according to the SCOTUS Blog, “Justice Clarence Thomas indicated that he would have...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/supreme-court-wont-review-ohio-case-boosting-californias-emissions-rules

EPA taking comments on California waiver for Advanced Clean Fleets rule

Comments on California’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule and the state’s waiver request to let it implement the rule are being taken by the Environmental Protection Agency.

A virtual public hearing on the issue is set for Aug. 14 at 10 a.m., according to an announcement from the EPA. 

Comments are being taken at the federal government’s portal for that purpose: regulations.gov. The docket number for the case is EPA-HQOAR-2023-0589.

The ACF rule was to have taken effect Dec. 31, 2023. It is a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/epa-taking-comments-on-california-waiver-for-advanced-clean-fleets-rule

Court upholds EPA’s ability to grant environmental waivers to California

The ability of California to set its own, more stringent environmental and emissions standards — the basis for the state’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule and possibly its Advanced Clean Fleets rule — was upheld Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

The case, Ohio vs. EPA, had a plethora of plaintiffs, including 16 states besides Ohio and a group of petroleum-focused trade groups such as the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and the National Association...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/court-upholds-epas-ability-to-grant-environmental-waivers-to-california

California gets another pot of money for ZEV trucks, courtesy of Volkswagen

More than $109 million of California’s share of the money for cleaner vehicles funded by the giant settlement in the Volkswagen diesel scandal will be used to buy, among other things, zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) for drayage.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) announced earlier this month that it was releasing about $109.3 million for two categories of cleaner-energy vehicle purchases. The first is for “combustion freight and marine projects,” which comprises a wide range...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-gets-another-pot-of-money-for-zev-trucks-courtesy-of-volkswagen

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