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California to modify air pollution rules in deal with truck makers
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The Golden State and leading players in the truck manufacturing industry have reached a deal that aims to smooth the transition to electric trucking in California. |
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In the partnership announced Thursday, some of the country's biggest truck manufacturers say they will abide by a state rule phasing out fossil fuel trucks by 2036. In exchange for the industry's cooperation, California will change its regulations for pollutants known as nitrogen oxides to instead align with a less-stringent federal rule. Chronic exposure to nitrogen oxides has been linked to respiratory problems. Meanwhile, in reaching the agreement, The Golden State will avoid a possible legal fight with the truck makers, who have previously called California's regulations technically and economically unfeasible. The agreement includes major players in the trucking industry including the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association Daimler Truck North America, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Stellantis N.V and Volvo Group North America. "Today, truck manufacturers join our urgent efforts to slash air pollution, showing the rest of the country that we can both cut dangerous pollution and build the economy of the future," California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in a statement. Read more from our colleague Sharon Udasin at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, we're Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. |
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Hurricane predicting experts at Colorado State University (CSU) now expect above-average storm activity in 2023, including 18 named hurricanes and tropical storms this year, an increase from predictions made earlier in the year.
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This June was the hottest on record, according to data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. |
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President Biden went to GOP stronghold South Carolina Thursday to bash Republicans in Congress for voting against his agenda while highlighting legislative victories from his first two years in office. The president's visit to The Palmetto State, which former President Trump won by 12 points in the 2020 election, was meant to tout $500 billion in investments that private companies have made in manufacturing and clean energy during Biden's administration |
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Branch out with a different read on The Hill: |
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A new discovery suggests reptiles may be far more social than we thought. Place a rattlesnake in a bucket and shake it, and the result will be predictable: The stressed-out reptile will begin rattling … |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Renewables help tame Texas electricity costs as heat wave swamps state (Axios) Environmental takeaways from a transformative Supreme Court term (E&E News) Republican attorneys general urge Biden to drop EPA emissions plan (Reuters)
The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water (ProPublica and High Country News)
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The Hill's Clean Energy Permitting Reform: The Path Ahead, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 8-10 a.m. ET | National Press Club |
Join The Hill on July 26, 2023, from 8-10 a.m. at the National Press Club as we convene lawmakers, clean energy experts and executives to discuss renewable energy infrastructure deployment, reaching clean energy goals and the outlook for greater reforms.
Guests include Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah), Vice Chair of the Energy, Climate & Grid Security Subcommittee and Vice Chair of the Federal Lands Subcommittee; Xan Fishman, Director of Energy Policy & Carbon Management at the Bipartisan Policy Center; Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), member of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee; and Heather Reams, President of Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES). |
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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The hard-line House Freedom Caucus has voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from its ranks, according to Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), a caucus board member. Read more |
| Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany threw cold water on the suggestion the cocaine found at The White House over the holiday weekend could have belonged to Hunter Biden, the president’s son. Read more |
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