The Biden Administration on March 12 released its National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy, a plan for the deployment of heavy-duty electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along freight corridors. […]
03-13-2024 ALEXANDRIA, VA. – NATSO, representing America’s travel centers and truck stops, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) today urged the Environmental Protection Agency […]
06-16-2023 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on May 30 sent its proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAF脡) standards for model year 2022-2025 cars and light trucks to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review.
05-31-2018 As part of ongoing efforts to relax Obama-era climate efforts, the Trump Administration on May 29 repealed a rule that required recipients of federal transportation dollars — mostly states, cities, and metropolitan planning areas — to measure greenhouse gas emissions when planning transportation projects.
05-30-2018 The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 27 halted implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 (EPA) first ever regulation for truck trailers.
10-30-2017 The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is unlikely to meet projected cuts in greenhouse gases (GHG) largely because of shortfalls in advanced biofuels productions, the Government Accountability Office said in a pair of reports issued Dec. 1.
12-05-2016 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation鈥檚 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Aug. 16 finalized joint greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that require up to 25 percent lower carbon emissions and fuel consumption over the next decade.
08-17-2016 Diesel fuel consumption could decline 18 percent by 2040 under a new round of fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a forecast released June 23.
06-25-2016 The Obama Administration on April 22 proposed to require recipients of federal transportation dollars — mostly states, cities, and metropolitan planning areas — to track transportation-related emissions and set goals for cutting them. Although it would not establish targets or penalties, the proposal is designed to make state and regional infrastructure planners account for climate impacts to encourage “smarter” transportation planning strategies, such as mass transit and electric vehicles, while discouraging sprawl-inducing exurban roads projects.
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