Environmentalists Brace For Weaker Final GHG Truck Rule Than Sought

EPA’s imminent final “phase 3” heavy-truck greenhouse gas rule appears likely to prompt a mixed reaction from the environmental community, amid indications that the agency might not strengthen requirements from the proposed version of the rule and might even soften near-term standards for some larger vehicles to offer concessions to industry. However, sources expect the later years of the program to track more closely with EPA’s proposed standards, partially echoing a dynamic that played out when the agency last week...