Characterizations of Andrew Wheeler’s tenure as acting administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fell mostly along party lines during his confirmation hearing to lead the agency
January 17, 2019Environmental Protection Agency
Government, Business, Fuel
Andrew Wheeler appears before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Jan. 16. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
EPA’s Andrew Wheeler Gets Mixed Reviews at Confirmation Hearing
Andrew Wheeler appears before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Jan. 16. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Editorial
Editorial: Cleaning the Air While Easing the Rules
The notion that federal regulators could in one proposal move to strengthen clean-air standards while deregulating certain engine-related rules might seem counterintuitive, but it’s precisely what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set out to do.
November 15, 2018
Government, Business, Technology
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EPA Plans to Review Nitrogen Oxide Emissions Standard for Heavy Trucks
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials announced Nov. 13 they have begun an environmental review to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from heavy-duty truck engines.
November 13, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics
A large cargo ship heads for port spewing black smoke. (Getty Images)
EPA to Study Financial Implications of Maritime Emissions Rules
A large cargo ship heads for port spewing black smoke. (Getty Images)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a study of the potential economic impact forthcoming regulations that require shipping vessels to burn cleaner fuel might have on other transportation sectors, including trucking.
August 7, 2018
Government, Business
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Pruitt’s Exit Prompts Lawmakers, Industry to Shift Spotlight to Acting EPA Chief
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The end of Scott Pruitt’s run as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was announced July 5, and has members of Congress and stakeholders already focusing on his successor. EPA deputy administrator Andrew Wheeler was tapped to take on the role of acting chief starting July 9.
July 6, 2018
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
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EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resigns
Andrew Harnik/Associated Press
Scott Pruitt has resigned as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency after a deluge of damaging revelations about his spending, travel and a condo rental that prompted Republican lawmakers to distance themselves and question his continued effectiveness.
July 5, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
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EPA to Issue Rulemaking Repealing Phase 2 Rule for Glider Kits
GHG truck with gliders by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
The EPA has notified the Office of Management and Budget the agency intends to issue a proposed rule repealing the greenhouse gas Phase 2 emissions requirement for glider vehicles, glider engines and glider kits.
October 30, 2017
Government
EPA Alters Climate Wording on SmartWay Program Website
A report by the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, a nonprofit that tracks governmental and scientific websites, made public last month documented scores of EPA changes made on the SmartWay site.
September 28, 2017
Government
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EPA Helps Wyoming Clean Up Underground Storage Tanks
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Officials in Wyoming are receiving a boost in their ongoing efforts to clean petroleum seeping from their underground storage tanks.
September 12, 2017
Government, Business
Daimler, Volvo Argue Against EPA’s Fee Rule for Navistar
WASHINGTON —Attorneys for Daimler Trucks North America and Volvo group today asked a federal appeals court to throw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule that allowed Navistar Inc. to pay “nonconformance penalties” for engines that failed to meet 2010 federal emissions standards for nitrogen oxide compounds.
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