Transportation groups expressed general support for the goal of reducing nitrogen oxides emissions in comments filed with federal regulators regarding a proposal to set stricter NOx limits for trucks, but cautioned against an overly aggressive approach that could be harmful to motor carriers’ operations and ability to serve the public.
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Groups Urge Cautious Approach With EPA NOx Proposal
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House Passes Fuel Price Gouging Bill
Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg NewsLegislation that aims to expand federal provisions against price gouging in the marketplace for gasoline and other fuels passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 19.
May 19, 2022 Business, Fuel, Logistics 
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Spot Market Normalization Signals Uncertain Future
Getty ImagesThe spot market has been declining, but with rates and volumes still above historic norms it’s unclear where it will stabilize.
May 19, 2022 Government, Business, Fuel 
Fuel prices at a gas station in New York May 17. (Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg News)
Gas Price Records Mount as Travel Nears Pre-COVID Norms
Fuel prices at a gas station in New York May 17. (Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg News)Gasoline prices in the U.S. have hit fresh peaks for the past 10 days, the longest run of consecutive records just as travel is expected to approach levels seen before the pandemic, according to auto club AAA.
May 19, 2022 Business, Fuel 
A worker sweeps after unloading corn from a grain truck in Princeton, Ill. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Diesel’s Surge, Scarcity Creates Issues for Farmers
A worker sweeps after unloading corn from a grain truck in Princeton, Ill. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)Farmers from Iowa to Ukraine are grappling with surging diesel prices and an unsteady supply, forcing them to spend unprecedented sums on fuel in a chaotic market and raising concerns about the autumn harvest.
May 19, 2022 Government, Fuel 
Flint Hills Resources refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Eddie Seal/Bloomberg News)
Diesel’s High Cost Due to Refining Capacity Shortage, Exports, Experts Say
Flint Hills Resources refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Eddie Seal/Bloomberg News)With record-high diesel and gasoline prices across the country, oil industry analysts told Transport Topics the runaway energy market isn’t being caused exclusively by higher crude prices or the U.S. economy driving demand for petroleum products.
May 19, 2022 Government, Business, Fuel 
Energy Observer, a former race boat turned into autonomous navigation powered by hydrogen, sails off the coast of Long Beach, Calif. (Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press)
California to Join $8 Billion Hydrogen Hub Race
Energy Observer, a former race boat turned into autonomous navigation powered by hydrogen, sails off the coast of Long Beach, Calif. (Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press)California will seek some of the $8 billion President Joe Biden set aside for building hydrogen production hubs, joining a crowded race among states angling for the money.
May 18, 2022 Government, Business, Fuel 
The sun rises over power lines near Imperial, Calif. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg News)
Supply Chain Woes Threaten Electric Grid
The sun rises over power lines near Imperial, Calif. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg News)A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this summer as heat, drought, shuttered power plants and supply chain woes strain the electric grid, according to a report.
May 18, 2022 Government, Business, Safety, Fuel 
A view of the business tower Lakhta Centre, the headquarters of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom in St. Petersburg. (Associated Press Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
Europe’s Push to Cut Russian Gas Faces Race Against Winter
A view of the business tower Lakhta Centre, the headquarters of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom in St. Petersburg. (Associated Press Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)While Europeans bask in the warmth of spring, governments are in a race against winter.
May 18, 2022 Business, Technology, Fuel 
Lithium-ion battery cells. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg News)
UK Startup Wants to Build Batteries for Boats
Lithium-ion battery cells. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg News)U.K. battery company Britishvolt Ltd. received an investment from shipping firm Scorpio Group as it looks to develop technologies to help decarbonize the maritime sector.
May 18, 2022