EPA Eyes Strict Emissions Rules for Heavy-Duty Trucks

  • EPA proposes new limits on truck nitrogen oxide emissions
  • Regulations are part of Biden’s promised ‘Clean Trucks Plan’
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The Biden administration is moving to enact stringent new emissions regulations for large trucks that have been operating for more than a decade under standards environmentalists complain are too lax.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed Monday to cut nitrogen oxide emissions from heavy-duty trucks by roughly 90% below current standards beginning as soon as 2027.