NEW MOBILE SOURCE MODEL MAY BOOST CALLS FOR STRICTER REGULATIONS

EPA's ongoing development of a new generation mobile source model that will, for the first time, include uncertainty as a factor among other unprecedented features, could convince Congress that additional regulation of mobile sources is necessary, according to an EPA official. The model under development, Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES), previously known as the New Generation Model, is a new software framework designed to ultimately replace the current model, MOBILE6. MOVES will include uncertainty in data collection and projection of...