Senate EPW To Weigh Bill To Protect Auto Racers From EPA Enforcement

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) is slated to hold a hearing to consider a bipartisan bill to shield the auto racing sector from EPA enforcement action against makers and users of “defeat devices” that remove air emissions controls, along with bills barring greenhouse gas permits in farming and mitigating wildfire smoke impacts. At the Sept. 7 hearing, senators will discuss S. 2736, the latest iteration of draft legislation sponsored by Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) aimed at prohibiting...