May 16, 2022. NCHR agrees with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the proposed truck pollution standards, which would reduce emissions of smog- and soot-forming nitrogen oxides, are a crucial step towards EPA’s commitment to climate, clean air and environmental justice. However, in light of the ongoing health and climate crisis, the proposed standards fall short of a zero-emission transportation future, and we urge EPA to further strengthen the proposed standards. This has also long been requested by environmental justice communities across the country, because while truck pollution has been devastating the health of communities across the country, it has a disproportionate impact on communities of color.
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