IG Largely Clears EPA Staff In Dispute Over ‘Glider’ Truck Emission Tests

July 31, 2019
EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is largely exonerating agency staff from claims by some House Republicans that they improperly coordinated with new truck manufacturers in conducting tests of “glider” trucks, which combine used engines with new chassis, that showed high emissions from the vehicles. OIG’s July 31 report is a victory for those that support continued restrictions on gliders, given that the agency tests showed the vehicles can emit air pollution on the order of 40 times that of...


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