EPA poised to unveil light-duty vehicle emissions rule March 20

EPA is planning to unveil its final multi-pollutant emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles on March 20, according to several sources familiar with the process, a move that will conclude a high-profile rulemaking expected to encourage broader deployment of electric vehicles. The final standards addressing passenger vehicles and some heavier pickups also will be released before EPA’s forthcoming final “phase 3” greenhouse gas standards for heavy-duty vehicles, these sources add, even though the two proposed rules were initially announced...