Industry, California Appear Far Apart On ‘Voluntary’ Truck NOx Plan

The trucking sector and California regulators appear to be far from reaching agreement on the industry’s proposed “voluntary” program to achieve national nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission cuts sooner than what is expected under an EPA rule, with state officials concerned that the industry plan is too weak. California’s concerns -- and critiques from other observers -- point to difficulties in translating broad calls for new national NOx standards into an approach that could use voluntary efforts to reconcile the Golden...