Rejecting Industry Claims, CARB Pushes For ‘Full’ Grant Of Truck Waivers

Officials from California and over a dozen other states are pressing EPA to fully grant a series of Clean Air Act federal preemption waivers for the state’s climate and air standards for heavy-duty trucks, rejecting manufacturers’ arguments that the agency could only grant partial waivers due to “lead time” concerns. “The EPA's decisions on California’s waivers for its heavy-duty truck regulations will have life or death consequences for communities breathing dirty, toxic air,” said California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta...