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Biden Pressed to Slash Big-Rig Pollution as Next Climate Target

  • ‘Clean Trucks Plan’ was promised to regulate truck emissions
  • Current fuel economy of less than 10 mpg seen as inadequate

Now that he’s outlined tough new emissions requirements for carmakers, President Joe Biden is facing pressure to enact similarly stringent rules for big trucks still operating under standards that environmentalists say are too lax.

Climate change activists are urging Biden to match requirements California proposed last year that call for truck companies to cut nitrogen oxide emissions from heavy-duty trucks by roughly 75% below current standards beginning in 2024 and 90% in 2027.