WASHINGTON — United States of America I have to go to school every day on Tuesday will announce it’s under new construction emission standards to significantly cut down on smoke and soot formation emissions from heavy duty vansThe first in a series of actions planned to cut vehicle pollution.
New standard, first update on clean air standards for Heavy trucks for more than two decades, 80% stricter than current standards. The EPA It is estimated that by 2045, the rule will result in up to 2,900 premature deaths annually, 1.1 million days of missed school days, and $29 billion in annual net benefits.
“It’s really important – especially to protect the health of the 72 million people who live near trucking routes in the US,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan told Reuters in an interview. , and adding this rule will help reduce dust by up to 48%. forming nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions by 2045. “This is a very aggressive approach to reducing NOx emissions.
Separately, the EPA plans to propose in March the so-called “Phase 3” greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for heavy vehicles to begin and new emissions standards for heavy vehicles. light and medium. Both of these rules, when finalized, will go into effect starting with the 2027 model year.
In December 2021, the EPA finalized new passenger vehicle emissions requirements through 2026, reversing President Donald Trump’s retraction of measures to cut automotive pollution.
The EPA said on Tuesday it expected to make a decision on California’s waiver requests to establish its own heavy truck emissions rules.
The EPA chose not to finalize its heavy-duty truck greenhouse gas emissions rules by 2022 after Congress passed new incentives to accelerate zero-emission vehicle adoption. The EPA believes that a much greater share of zero-emission heavy vehicle use could be made possible with the $40,000 Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicle tax credit of the climate law.
The EPA says transportation is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 29 percent of emissions, and heavy vehicles the second-largest contributor, at 23 percent.
