Topic
Emissions Standards
65 published works
Transportation, Automotive and Logitistics
EPA Proposes Two Rules That Could Dramatically Increase EV Sales
By Duane Morris
On April 12, 2023, the EPA announced two proposed vehicle emission rules aimed to accelerate the transition to electric passenger and commercial vehicles. The proposed standards do not require that manufacturers produce a…
Dashboard Insights
U.S. EPA Finalizes Step One of its “Clean Trucks Plan,” Tightening Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Highway Engines and Vehicles Starting with the 2027 Model Year
By Amanda K. Beggs, Peter A. Tomasi
On December 20, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized new emission standards for heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines, including heavy-duty trucks and other vocational vehicles such as fire…
The Right Coast
California s War on Gas Vehicles Threatens Entire U.S. Economy – AMAC – The Association of Mature American Citizens
Conservatives and auto industry leaders have been quick to point out, however, that EVs are hardly the environmentally friendly, zero emission solution that California Democrats and the rest of the…
Dashboard Insights
U.S. EPA Continues Its Aggressive Emissions Standards Stance with Proposed Standards for Heavy-Duty Highway Engines and Vehicles
By Amanda K. Beggs, Peter A. Tomasi
Thank you to co-author Alex Gatlin, a summer associate in Foley's Milwaukee office, for his contributions to this post. Following its final rule for light-duty vehicles issued at the end…
frESH
Heavy Duty Regulatory Update: CARB & US EPA Proposed Rulemaking for NOx Heavy-Duty Offroad and Onroad Truck Standards
By Jennifer Satterfield, Jennifer Tharp
Our team at Squire Patton Boggs continues to track recent regulatory developments for the heavy-duty vehicle and engine sector. In our last blog post on this topic, we covered US…
E2 Law Blog
California Air Resources Board Announces Rulemaking Regarding Small Off-Road Engine Regulations
By Tim Swickard, Madeline Orlando
On Oct. 9, 2021, California Gov. Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1346, which will require the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop regulations to prohibit engine exhaust and emissions…
EHS Law Insights
Electrifying transportation network companies in CA: Updates to SB 1014’s Clean Miles Standard + Incentive Program
By Todd O. Maiden, Eric Schmoll, Musa A. Faidi
As we reported, the California Legislature passed SB 1014 – the Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program (the “Clean Miles Program”) – to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from “rideshare” vehicles. This…
Law & The Environment
The SAFE Rule Is On the Way Out — I Don’t Feel Any Less Safe
By Seth Jaffe
Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed to withdraw Part I of the Trump Administration’s SAFE Rule, in which EPA had concluded that California’s regulation of motor vehicle…
frESH
Developments in Mobile Source Regulation: US EPA’s Updated Tampering Policy
The second half of 2020 sped by with all the fleetness of a supercharged truck. In case you missed it, Squire Patton Boggs has provided a recap of the Agency’s…
Renewable + Law
Minnesota drives forward with EV rules
By Thomas Braun
On December 21, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) set forth its plans to amend the state’s clean air rules to adopt Low-Emission Vehicles (LEV) and Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEV) standards,…