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Proposed Legislation Threatens Oregon’s Plan to Reduce Diesel Truck Emissions portlandmercury.com/news/2025/

Portland MercuryProposed Legislation Threatens Oregon’s Plan to Reduce Diesel Truck EmissionsWhen Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission approved the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule in 2021, many people celebrated the move as an important step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality. Emissions from diesel trucks make up a significant chunk of national and statewide greenhouse gas emissions, and exposure to diesel particulate matter is known to increase the risk of significant health problems, including heart attack and cancer. Oregon’s ACT regulations aim to increase...
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"Bill 3119, introduced by Republican Rep Shelly Boshart Davis [family owns a trucking business], Ed Diehl,…

would prohibit DEQ from implementing and enforcing the ACT until 2027, cosponsors include Republicans Drazan, Owens, Reschke, and Democrats Ken Helm, Emerson Levy, and John Lively. [🙄]

…advocates for the [truck emissions] rule say many opponents are misinformed … truck manufacturers as the origins of that misinformation,

“This late in the game, climate delay is "

Feb 07, 2025, 08:41 PM·Public·Web
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Manufacturers get several years notice about new rule requiring them to move away from , and they spent it lobbying for more delay. 😒

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