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EPA to Proceed With 2027 NOx Rules Timeline

鈥淲e are encouraged by several proposed adjustments that should help lower costs and ease implementation,鈥 ATA Vice President of Energy and Environmental Affairs Patrick Kelly said.

November 19, 2025
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EPA Proposal May Extend HFC Use in Cold Warehouses

The EPA proposal published Sept. 30 applies to聽everything from residential air conditioning to retail food refrigeration and semiconductor manufacturing.

October 1, 2025
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Federal Shutdown Plans Stop Short of Job Reductions

At least eight cabinet departments comprising more than two-thirds of the federal workforce had detailed their shutdown plans by the afternoon of Sept. 29.

September 29, 2025
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Tesla Urges US to Keep Emissions Rules Meant to Boost EVs

Tesla urged U.S. environmental regulators to maintain ambitious tailpipe emissions standards that were put in place to push the industry to sell electric vehicles in larger numbers.

September 25, 2025
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EPA Moves to Block California鈥檚 Roadside Emissions Checks

This time EPA is targeting the California Air Resources Board鈥檚 Clean Truck Check law, also known as the Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance Program.

August 26, 2025
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ATA Asks EPA to Delay Emissions Rule

"With prolonged weakness in freight demand and inflationary cost pressures, the rule鈥檚 2027 implementation timeline threatens to intensify strain across our industry," ATA said.

August 13, 2025
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EPA to Curb DEF Shutdowns in New and Existing Trucks

鈥淲e have heard loud and clear from small businesses across the United States that the current DEF system is unacceptable," EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said.

August 12, 2025
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4 Top Truck Makers Sue CARB, Newsom Over Emissions Rules

Daimler, International, Paccar and Volvo Group are suing the California Air Resources Board on grounds that federal actions vacated the state鈥檚 efforts to enforce its own emissions rules.

August 11, 2025
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DTNA Backs EPA GHG3 Rollback; Other OEMs More Cautious

GHG3 was rolled out under the Biden administration but came under heavy fire from trucking stakeholders, many of whom characterized it as damaging to carriers.

August 7, 2025
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Cummins Delays Launch of 2027 X15 Engine

Days after the engine's first showcase at ATA's TMC 2025 annual meeting, the Trump administration warned EPA regulations for heavy-duty trucks would be reassessed, with rollback likely.

August 6, 2025