EPA to hold two hearings on Tier 3 proposed rulemaking

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 23, 2013

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two public hearings in April on the Tier 3 proposed rulemaking, which would set new vehicle emissions standards and lower the sulfur content of gasoline in 2017 if passed. The hearings, which will ...

The Greening of the Fleet: EPA regulations reduce emissions by more than 95 percent (INFOGRAPHIC)

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 22, 2013

In honor of Earth Day, our sister site, Equipment World, created an infographic about the effectiveness of EPA regulation since 1996. Click the image above to see the full infographic.

EPA makes $20M available for updating old diesel engines

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 25, 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on April 23, announced the availability of up to $20 million grant funding for the 2012 fiscal year to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing pollution from the ...

Daimler trucks meet 2014 greenhouse gas regs

Overdrive Staff - Feb 27, 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has certified Daimler Trucks North America's complete portfolio of model year 2013 on-highway, vocational and medium-duty vehicles as fully compliant with the new greenhouse gas 2014 regulations, Daimler said today, Feb. 23. DTNA’s GHG14 compliance came ...

RoadWorks

Better Roads Staff - Sep 07, 2011

By John Latta, Tina Grady Barbaccia and Mike Anderson No Gas Tax Hike No Problem? The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has proposed a revenue-neutral solution to rebuild and modernize America’s Interstates. A multi-year highway bill can be fully funded without raising the gas ...

Elgin Sweeper, EPA collaborate for porous pavement research

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Sep 02, 2010

Elgin Sweeper has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development's National Risk Management Research Laboratory. Under this agreement, Elgin Sweeper will share its background in surface cleaning with the ...