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Congress bill to allow EPA to retrofit old diesel engines

03/14/2008, 12:33 PM

By paulee

U.S. congress is one step closer to passing a bill that will allow the EPA to retrofit old diesel engines in heavy vehicles with modern emissions control systems, it was reported Thursday. The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a bill that will give the EPA access to settlement funds — all $45 million — collected as settlement for company violations of the Clean Air Act between 2001 and 2006.

The EPA is concerned with older engines in school buses or semis as well as off-road vehicles and estimates there are 11 million such vehicles in the U.S. in need of emissions control devices, as per The Detroit News. It goes on to say vehicles are responsible for over 1,000 tons of particulate matter daily, causing 21,000 premature U.S. deaths every year.

“This bipartisan legislation will allow badly needed funds from environmental settlements to go towards reducing the effect of diesel engines on our environment,” said Rep. John D. Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

In 2006, the EPA tightened limits on wheeled vehicle diesel emissions, including mandating ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel.

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03/14, 12:37 PM

posted by:

Get Real

Soon the EPA will come after every old car on the road.

Big Brother is coming and will kill the spirit of this country.

03/14, 12:40 PM

posted by:

hateful83

Why don’t they worry about industry thats polluting at a much higher rate than vehicles? Oh, that’s cause industries just pay a fine, so they’ll just keep clamping down on us. I wouldn’t mind this if I felt they were improving in all areas, but, no.

03/14, 2:52 PM

posted by:

maximus

I’m all about lowering pollution, but this is retarded.

03/14, 5:23 PM

posted by:

deutschetouring1337

We are probably going to follow how Europe has become highly taxed for everything.

03/15, 6:30 AM

posted by:

1c3d0g

Well, I know one vehicle that has zero emissions control yet is allowed to continue polluting our air unabated: those damned “tractors” that pull baggage carts on the tarmac around airports. I’ve worked close to them and let me tell you, nothing f*cks up your lungs worse than one of those ugly vehicles (just idling alone makes you feel sick). So what about those machines, huh EPA? What about them?!? Oh, is it because they’re working close to planes that it’s the FAA’s job to monitor them? If it was up to me, I’d ban all those stupid little tractors and use Smart’s/Mini’s/Fiesta’s/Celta’s instead.

03/16, 11:24 PM

posted by:

bigp

when do they have to make it to 35mpg

 
 
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