EPA has updated its standards for the first time since 2001

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♻️ EPA has updated its standards for the first time since 2001.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s tougher pollution standards will be issued for compliance on 2027 models of large trucks, delivery vans, and buses. EPA Administrator Michael Regan is arguing the move will protect public health, particularly those who live close to trucking routes throughout the country. The new standards will require heavy-duty trucks to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 50% in 2045.

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