PILOT MEXICAN TRUCK STUDY MAY PROMPT WIDESPREAD EMISSIONS TESTING

An EPA-funded study on air pollution from Mexican trucks crossing the Arizona border could be the basis for future studies in other states, whose results some states may use to lobby for laws targeting emissions from foreign trucks, sources say. Mexican trucks will soon gain full access to U.S. roads under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), prompting state concern that these trucks will not be subject to EPA limits on diesel emissions. An Arizona state source says extensive...