EPA grants waiver for CARB's heavy-duty Low-NOx regulation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : As the clock ticks down on the Biden administration and its Environmental Protection Agency before President-elect Trump's inauguration next month, EPA on Wednesday approved two Clean Air Act waivers for the California Air Resources Board -- one of which allows California to implement its "Omnibus" Low-NOx Regulation for heavy-duty trucks, which CARB adopted back in 2020.
62% : The trucking industry quickly lambasted EPA the most-recent moves.
52% : EPA also approved a waiver for CARB's Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations for light-duty vehicles.
42% : "California has longstanding authority to request waivers from EPA to protect its residents from dangerous air pollution coming from mobile sources like cars and trucks," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.
30% : While EPA has not yet granted a waiver for ACF, given Wednesday's announcement, it stands to reason that the Biden EPA may look to push it through before the Trump administration takes over.

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