The Environmental Protection Agency intends to grant California “waivers” to enforce environmental rules that are significantly tougher than federal requirements and that state regulators have already approved, said these individuals, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the announcement was not yet public.
“This is a critical market signal,” said Matt Petersen, who heads the nonprofit Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator and leads ain Southern California. “Goods movement is a huge part of our economy here … yet it’s the single largest source of air pollution between the trucks and trains and ships,” he said. “Now we need to get the charging infrastructure in place, we need to get the trucks on the road, and we need to get the domestic supply chain in place.
Environmental activists disappointed with the EPA’s truck pollution rule, which the agency finalized late last year, have pressured the administration to come out with stricter standards when it proposes greenhouse gas limits for heavy-duty trucks. The EPA’s expected approval of California’s waivers does not mean the state has won its fight against polluting trucks. Some of the nation’s largest truck manufacturers
What a ridiculous headline! Leftist propaganda. The state dramatically increased the cost of basic goods to its citizens and you point to the climate boogeyman. No balance consideration of pros and cons. Typical of the American Pravda.
Thank God I don't live there
I wonder if the EPA will help California get food when the trucks can’t drive in the state?
California will be uninhabitable soon.
elonmusk proves his genius again!
If you still live in California RUN
GOOdns
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and you think we have supply chain issues now...
5 million dollars and nowhere to spend it.
They're going to be much more burdened by higher prices and shortages
Is anyone ‘burdened’ by truck ‘pollution’. No.
s_guilbeault Canada should follow California + phaseout diesel trucks. Gov'ts can accelerate this by building infrastructure like overhead catenary over highways allowing trucks with smaller batteries to charge en route. Then incentivize retrofit or new trucks w/ pantographs.
Hubris. California will starve. So preventable.
Sounds smart.
Good efforts for the good health of the people.
Sweet! All electric trucks..
Another decision not worth a dam
Brilliant