EPA launches plans to curb carbon from heavy trucks

Details are not available, but the website notes that DOT sent OMB a draft proposal for “Commercial Medium- and Heavy-Duty On-Highway Vehicles and Work Truck Fuel Efficiency Standards.” EPA meanwhile, sent the White House a proposal for addressing carbon emissions from heavy-duty trucks and buses.

“This action would set national emission standards under the Clean Air Act to control greenhouse gas emissions from heavy duty trucks and buses. This rulemaking would significantly reduce GHG emissions from future heavy duty vehicles by setting GHG standards that would lead to the introduction of GHG-reducing vehicle and engine technologies,” states a brief summary on OMB’s website.

The two agencies recently finalized joint emissions and mileage standards for cars and light trucks covering model years 2012-2016. Those rules will eventually save 1.8 billion barrels of oil, according to the White House.