The agency seeks to reduce the length of time manufacturers guarantee operational pollution controls.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule to ease or delay emission requirements for heavy duty trucks. The agency has also proposed the repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding and the greenhouse gas rules that followed for automobiles.
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Aaron Szabo stated that the revision, “if finalized, would reduce compliance costs by up to 50 percent. We are also considering an extension of what is known as ‘regulatory useful life.‘”
“We intend to make engines cheaper and in turn lower the costs of the goods that trucks carry. We are also looking into other changes that will increase choice and lower costs,“ Mr. Szabo continued. “At EPA, we are standing up for American families and businesses, while also doing our job to protect human health and the environment.“
Administrator Lee Zeldin said, “Even if you’ve never driven a truck in your life, when it costs less to move goods, it costs less to buy them. Those savings get passed down to you at the grocery store, the hardware store on nearly everything a truck delivers.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Administrator Zeldin as he reviews EPA regulations and rules and proposes updates.
- For EPA officials to be prudent as they seek to balance affordability with pollution reduction.
Sources: NPR, The Hill
