The Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would reverse a Biden administration rule restricting heavy-duty truck emissions.
passed a resolution that would block Mr. Biden’s new rule extending federal regulations to small bodies of water.
According to the EPA, nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas “causing the Earth’s atmosphere to warm, resulting in changes to the climate we are already starting to see today.”Environment and Public Works Chairman Thomas R. Carper, Delaware Democrat, slammed the joint resolution and warned it could create new uncertainty for truckers and undercut the EPA’s ability to do its job.
But critics say the regulations will significantly hamper the trucking industry, threaten the reliability of the supply chain and hurt the overall economy.
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