California Advanced Clean Trucks Rule

EPA gives trucking OEMs whiplash with emissions rule rollback plan

EPA gives trucking OEMs whiplash with emissions rule rollback plan
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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. 

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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...

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Challenge to California’s Advanced Clean Trucks EPA waiver on hold

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A legal challenge to the waiver granted by the Environmental Protection Agency allowing the...

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California Trucking Association sues to block Advanced Clean Fleets rule

With the first requirements of California’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule set to go in effect  in just a few weeks, the California Trucking Association (CTA) has asked a federal court to block the regulation’s implementation.

The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, requests both a preliminary and permanent injunction to stop the California Air Resources Board (CARB) from enforcing the rule. 

CTA officials hinted in recent months that such a...

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