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Environmental groups push to clamp down on coal dust from trains

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Sierra Club and other environmental groups want the Environmental Protection Agency to compel...

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Battle ranks over California waiver for Clean Trucks rule swell

More than half the states in the U.S. are now intervenors in the lawsuit that challenges a waiver granted to California to implement its Clean Trucks rule.

Following a petition filed in early June that allowed 19 states to challenge the waiver granted in April by the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday agreed to add 18 states that are expected to back the waiver: Washington, New Jersey, Maine, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/battle-ranks-over-california-waiver-for-clean-trucks-rule-swell

CARB and engine manufacturers compromise on emissions timing

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After months of acrimony between the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Engine...

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California gets EPA waiver to move ahead with Advanced Clean Trucks rule

California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule, which goes hand in hand with its Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule as part of a push to lower emissions from the state’s trucking sector, has been granted an expected waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The ACT was already further along the approval process than the ACF. ACT mandates numbers of zero-emission vehicles that OEMs must sell into the state as a percentage of their total fleet. ACF sets rules that mandate the percentage of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/california-gets-epa-waiver-to-move-ahead-with-advanced-clean-trucks-rule

DOJ sues Norfolk Southern to ensure cleanup of Ohio train derailment site

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Norfolk Southern to ensure that the railroad pays for the cleanup costs and fines associated with the Feb. 3 derailment of an NS train in East Palestine, Ohio.

The suit, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, alleges that the discharge of pollutants and oil/hazardous substances as a result of the Feb. 3 derailment caused NS (NYSE: NSC) to violate sections 309 and 311 of the Clean Water Act. The lawsuit is also asking to...

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EPA: ‘Norfolk Southern will pay for cleaning up the mess’ in Ohio

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Freight railroads were issued a one-two punch from the federal government on Tuesday, with the...

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Senate Republicans aim to abolish Biden’s trucking emissions rule

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans introduced a joint resolution on Thursday to overturn the Biden administration’s recent emissions reduction rule for trucks that the lawmakers warn is too costly for truckers and consumers.

The rule, finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency in December and set to go into effect March 27, sets stringent new standards for nitrous oxide and other pollutants for heavy-duty trucks beginning no later than model year 2027.

U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer

Red flags...

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Trucking braces for new heavy-duty engine emission standards

The Biden administration will soon issue new tailpipe emissions standards for trucks that most truckers — from single owner-operators to owners of large fleets — warn could place heavy cost burdens onto the U.S. economy as a recession already looms.

As proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in March, the new nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions standards for heavy-duty truck engines will be either a two- or one-step process. 

The two-step process, Option 1, would set a stringency increase...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucking-braces-for-new-heavy-duty-engine-emission-standards

UPS to pay $5.3 million to settle hazardous waste claims

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UPS Inc. will pay more than $5.3 million to resolve violations of U.S. hazardous waste regulations at 1,160 facilities in 45 states and Puerto Rico, the Environmental Protection Agency said this week.

EPA alleged that UPS (NYSE: UPS) had failed to conduct proper on-site management of hazardous waste at its facilities and also failed to make land disposal determinations, the agency said in a statement Wednesday.

Under a consent agreement with EPA, UPS has three years to comply with the agency’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-to-pay-53-million-to-settle-hazardous-waste-claims

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act delivered $8B in health benefits in 10 years

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The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) saved 520 million gallons of diesel fuel and delivered billions of dollars in health benefits from 2008 to 2018, according to a report published by the Environmental Protection Agency.

First authorized in 2005, the DERA program provides funding to accelerate the upgrade and turnover rate of old diesel fleets. The rebates and grants available help pay for replacement vehicles and engines that meet or exceed the emissions standards.

About $801 million in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/diesel-emissions-reduction-act-delivered-8b-in-health-benefits-in-10-years

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