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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of federal regulators
The US Supreme Court has stayed a lower court’s decision stopping the Environmental Protection Agency’s Good Neighbor Plan. The Good Neighbor Plan requires 23 upwind states to curb smog-forming pollutants before it drifts to them. It applies to nitrogen oxides, a key ingredient for smog, and replaces state plans that the EPA found to fall…
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The US makes it illegal to make heavy-duty vehicles emit greenhouse gases
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new pollution rules for heavy-duty trucks in model years 2027 through 2032. The rule aims to reduce carbon emissions from heavy-duty trucks and soot and smog, which harms human health. It also estimates fuel savings of up to $3,700 and maintenance cost savings of up to $10,500…