CARB Ahead of EPA in Bid to Establish NOx Rule for Heavy Trucks
More than a year ago, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials announced the agency’s Cleaner Trucks Initiative, an effort to work closely with the California Air Resources Board to develop a more stringent “harmonized” nitrogen oxide-emissions rule for heavy trucks.
January 23, 2020Advocates Ranks Best, Worst States for Enacting Highway Safety Laws
For the fourth year in a row, Rhode Island has topped Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety’s list evaluating states’ road safety enforcement efforts.
January 23, 2020Most Ports Post Strong 2019 Despite Trump Tariffs
As the nation’s major ports add up the number of 20-foot-containers processed at their facilities in 2019, the numbers either slightly exceeded or came close to breaking 2018’s record-level figures, despite a year of diminished trade with China because of the Trump administration’s tariffs.
January 23, 2020Former T&I Leader Bill Shuster Touts Fuel Tax, Presses for Leadership
With the U.S. House of Representatives readying consideration of a comprehensive highway bill as early as the week of Jan. 27, Bill Shuster, formerly the leader of that chamber’s transportation panel, argued that an increase in the federal fuel tax is an ideal approach for Congress to consider as a means of funding for the measure.
January 23, 2020USMCA Passage Applauded by Trucking
The U.S. Senate recently passed a major new trade deal in a move that is spurring optimism throughout the trucking industry.
January 23, 2020Trump, Automakers Face New Pressure Not to Ease Mileage Rules
Environmentalists and consumer advocacy groups are castigating automakers for supporting the Trump administration’s effort to relax fuel economy standards, amid fresh warnings from a Democratic leader that the plan won’t deliver promised safety benefits and will raise costs for consumers.
January 23, 2020Democrats Urge Extension of Public Comment Period on NEPA Update
The Trump administration’s proposal to streamline the environmental permitting process for infrastructure projects deserves a comment period of at least half a year, more than 100 congressional Democrats insisted in a recent letter to the Council on Environmental Quality.
January 23, 2020Tesla Clears Road for Rivian, Others to Sell EVs in Michigan Without Dealers
Tesla Inc.’s legal victory to sell its electric vehicles in Michigan without dealers could clear a path for other carmakers to follow.
January 23, 2020GM to Spend $3.5B in Michigan Under Revised Tax Credit Deal
Michigan on Jan. 22 agreed to revise decadelong tax breaks for General Motors in exchange for the company’s commitment to spend at least $3.5 billion more over 10 years.
January 23, 2020Mike Bloomberg Releases Infrastructure Plan
Mike Bloomberg is the latest presidential candidate to release an infrastructure investment plan.
January 23, 2020