-
Business Wire via Associated Press / APOregon environmental regulators have approved rules that will temporarily delay the state鈥檚 efforts to reduce carbon emissions from medium- and heavy-duty trucks, which are typically used for commercial purposes and for long-haul transportation. -
Courtesy of Daimler Trucks North AmericaOregon, California and Washington are getting a major boost from the federal government to advance the shipment of goods by zero-emission trucks on Interstate 5.
-
The EPA must grant a waiver before the diesel truck measure can be implemented. It鈥檚 one of California鈥檚 most controversial measures to clean up air pollution and greenhouse gases. -
Sen. Brian Boquist and Rep. Anna Scharf say Democrats have ignored an unconstitutional disparity in how heavy trucks are being taxed versus personal vehicles. Their push for a special session is unlikely to succeed. -
The move is one piece of California鈥檚 mission to cut emissions and targets the largest source of air pollution in the state, which comes from vehicles. -
Oregon, Washington and California are planning to build a network of electric truck chargers and hydrogen fueling stations on the West Coast. -
Truck manufacturers won鈥檛 file legal challenges over California鈥檚 controversial mandate, and in return, the state air board will relax some smog-fighting requirements. -
In a worldwide first, California鈥檚 air board unanimously moves to end diesel鈥檚 decades-long stranglehold on the economy. Truckers predict chaos, while communities near ports, freeways celebrate cleaner air.
