EPA PLAN ON STATE IDLING LAWS BACKS KEY EXEMPTIONS SOUGHT BY INDUSTRY

Draft model legislation EPA helped develop so that states can promulgate standardized anti-idling laws to reduce vehicle emissions recommends general limits on idling, but contains industry-backed exemptions for rest stops and financial assurance requirements to which states may object, according to state and other sources. EPA began the effort of helping to craft model state legislation in response to longstanding trucking industry concerns that a patchwork of differing state regulations creates confusion. California is also currently poised to implement an...