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EPA Proposes Lower Minimum Volume Requirement for Renewable Fuels in 2018

The EPA has proposed cutting back on the minimum required volume of renewable fuels produced in 2018 and putting the brakes on the minimum volume of biomass-based diesel produced in the United States in 2019.

July 20, 2017
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Bestpass, PrePass Agree to Use Single Transponder

Users of Bestpass transponders to pay tolls are now able to use the same transponder to participate in Help Inc.’s Prepass truck weigh station bypass service.

May 18, 2017
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PrePass Provider Launches Inspection Data Analytics Tool

Help Inc., provider of the PrePass weigh-station bypass service, has launched InfoRM, a business intelligence tool designed to help fleets better understand their safety data and improve bypass rates.

April 28, 2017
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PrePass Expands Further Into Texas

PrePass transponders now can pay tolls at facilities run by the Texas Department of Transportation, North Texas Tollway Authority and the Harrison County Toll Road Authority, Help Inc. announced.

March 21, 2017
Government

Groups Ask EPA to Maintain Funding for Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants

Several transportation organizations have asked Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to continue Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding in EPA’s fiscal 2018 budget.

March 13, 2017
Government

Transportation Groups Ask EPA to Preserve Diesel Emissions Funding

Several transportation trade groups have asked Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to continue Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding in EPA’s fiscal-year 2018 budget.

March 8, 2017
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Truck Drivers Can Pay Tolls in Texas With PrePass

Help Inc. announced that its PrePass transponders can now pay tolls at facilities run by the Texas Department of Transportation, North Texas Tollway Authority and the Harrison County Toll Road Authority.

February 24, 2017
Government

Senate Confirms Scott Pruitt to Lead EPA

Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma’s attorney general, was confirmed by the Senate on Feb. 17 to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

February 17, 2017
Government

EPA Plans Proposal for Reducing NOx Emissions by 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency said Dec. 20 that it is beginning work on a proposed rule that would set new standards to reduce oxides of nitrogen for heavy-duty engines beginning model year 2024, the same year a provision kicks in for the agency’s heavy-duty Phase 2 greenhouse-gas program.

December 20, 2016
Government

Oklahoma’s Scott Pruitt Is Trump’s Pick to Lead Environmental Agency

President-elect Donald Trump is tapping Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, he announced Dec. 8, placing a chief opponent of the Obama administration’s climate agenda in charge of implementing the nation’s environmental laws.

December 8, 2016