EPA Eyes Highway Bill To Provide Funding For Diesel Retrofit Projects

EPA is pushing for a final highway bill to provide funds for industry to update diesel engines to help meet the agency's air quality standards, agency officials say, a provision that the construction industry may oppose because it could give states unprecedented authority in overseeing the updates. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee included the funding provision for the projects in its version of the massive federal highway financing bill that is now awaiting a floor vote, but the...