President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Michael Regan to lead the EPA, putting a North Carolina environmental regulator in line to chart national policy on combating climate change and pollution, according to people familiar with the matter.
December 17, 2020epa
Government, Business, Fuel 
President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. (2017 photo by Chuck Liddy/The News & Observer via AP)
North Carolina Environmental Chief Michael Regan Tapped to Lead EPA
President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. (2017 photo by Chuck Liddy/The News & Observer via AP) Government, Business, Fuel 
Jeff Clark, assistant attorney general for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, speaks during a news conference in Washington on Sept. 14. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)
Daimler AG to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Emissions Cheating Probes
Jeff Clark, assistant attorney general for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, speaks during a news conference in Washington on Sept. 14. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)Automaker Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state regulators to resolve emissions cheating allegations, officials said Sept. 14.
September 14, 2020 Government, Business, Fuel 
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EPA’s National NOx Proposal Headed for Another Delay
Chmiel/Getty ImagesThere is mounting evidence that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s low oxides of nitrogen proposed rule, already months behind schedule, will not be completed until after the November elections, according to trucking industry and environmental group sources.
July 30, 2020 Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel 
Traffic on a Los Angeles highway. (Jamie Rector/Bloomberg News)
Trucking Mostly Supports EPA Emissions Plan, but Small Fleets Skeptical
Traffic on a Los Angeles highway. (Jamie Rector/Bloomberg News)Stakeholder comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to aggressively reduce oxides of nitrogen emissions generally were positive, but with some caveats.
February 27, 2020 Government, Business, Safety 
State Route 99 in Fresno, Calif. CARB is presenting its own NOx rule to its board as soon as this spring. (Gary Kazanjian/Associated Press)
CARB Ahead of EPA in Bid to Establish NOx Rule for Heavy Trucks
State Route 99 in Fresno, Calif. CARB is presenting its own NOx rule to its board as soon as this spring. (Gary Kazanjian/Associated Press)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, 2020 Government, Business, Safety 
Cheryl Bynum, EPA's National Program Manager, congratulates SmartWay award recipients at MCE. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
EPA Honors 30 ATA Members for SmartWay Excellence
Cheryl Bynum, EPA's National Program Manager, congratulates SmartWay award recipients at MCE. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)SAN DIEGO — Thirty American Trucking Associations members received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Excellence Award at the federation’s Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 7.
October 7, 2019 Government, Business, Fuel
EPA Wants to Revoke California Auto Regulation Powers
The Trump administration is preparing a plan to strip California’s authority to set tougher auto efficiency regulations than the federal government, even while agencies continue finalizing a rollback of national standards, according to people familiar with the matter.
September 5, 2019 Government, Business, Fuel 
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Oil Industry Poised to Attack as EPA Boosts Ethanol in Fuels
Daniel Acker/ Associated PressOil industry foes are preparing to go to court to fight the Environmental Protection Agency regulation issued May 31 that allows year-round sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline nationwide.
May 31, 2019 Government, Business, Fuel 
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EPA Rushed Ethanol Plan so Trump Could Keep Pledge, Documents Show
Sergio Flores/Bloomberg NewsAfter President Donald Trump promised Iowa voters he would unleash high-ethanol gasoline, his administration fast-tracked a plan to lift summertime restrictions on the fuel, forgoing studies of its potential price tag and hastily ending a review of the measure.
March 28, 2019 Government, Business, Safety, Fuel 
Andrew Wheeler appears before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Jan. 16. (Andrew Harnik/Associated Press)
Senate Confirms Andrew Wheeler for Top EPA Post
Andrew Wheeler appears before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Jan. 16. (Andrew Harnik/Associated Press)The country’s environmental regulatory agency has a new boss.
February 28, 2019