BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION FINALIZES STRONGEST EVER GREENHOUSE GAS STANDARDS FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS WHILE KEEPING THE AMERICAN ECONOMY MOVING

KANSAS CITY, March 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 office issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON - Today, March 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced final national greenhouse gas pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles, such as freight trucks and buses, for model years 2027 through 2032. The standards will avoid 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and provide $13 billion in annualized net benefits to society related to public health, the climate, and savings for truck owners and operators. The final standards will also reduce dangerous air pollution, especially for the 72 million people in the United States who live near truck freight routes, bear the burden of higher levels of polluti...