Hill Democrats Press EPA To Strengthen Truck GHG Emissions Proposal

Several dozen Capitol Hill Democrats are urging EPA to strengthen its proposed “phase 3” heavy-duty truck greenhouse gas rule, arguing the current plan falls short of actions that the truck sector is already committing to and pressing the agency to meet its goal of finalizing the package this year. The pitch, in a Sept. 5 bicameral letter from 81 lawmakers to EPA, essentially rebuts a prior letter from over two dozen members of Congress -- including four Democrats -- that...