Mediaboss Marketing

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will be revisiting the Obama administration's greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency rules for big-rig trucks and trailers in response to industry concerns.

"In light of the significant issues raised, the agency has decided to revisit the Phase 2 trailer and glider provisions," said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. "We intend to initiate a rulemaking process that incorporates the latest technical data and is wholly consistent with our authority under the Clean Air Act."

The Obama EPA and Transportation Department updated previous rules for large tractor trailer trucks almost a year ago in October. The update to the previous 2014-2018 model year standards began regulating truck trailers and gliders, which are older remanufactured trucks, "for the first time under the GHG program -- with compliance deadlines beginning in 2018," according to EPA.

The heavy-duty truck rules were part of former President Barack Obama's climate change agenda and put into place as part of the U.S.'s commitment to the 2015 Paris climate agreement. President Trump announced on June 1 that the U.S. would exit the Paris deal. Trump also scrapped Obama's climate agenda called the Climate Action Plan.

Read the original:
EPA looks to redo Obama-era climate rules for big rigs - Washington Examiner