As expected, President Joe Biden has vetoed a Republican-backed resolution that disapproves the federal government’s latest attempt to tighten air pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks.
Biden announced his veto on Wednesday, accusing Republicans of trying to set back his efforts to improve the country’s air quality.
“Earlier, I vetoed a Republican resolution to repeal an EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) standard that will make our air cleaner and prevent thousands of premature deaths by limiting hazardous heavy-duty vehicle pollution. This would take us backwards in our fight against air pollution, so I’m blocking it,” Biden wrote on Twitter.
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Under the EPA rule finalized last December, new heavy-duty trucks and engines starting 2027 will have to meet a set of stricter-than-ever standards to slash emission of air pollutants, particularly nitrogen oxides, which can react with oxygen to create ground-level ozone or smog. It applies to trucks of sizes ranging from Ford F-250 pickups to semi-trucks….