Pruitt quietly approved "super polluting" freight trucks upon departure

[MikeK]

I wonder how much that was worth. Bastards like him deserve to quietly disappear.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Trucking Industry Split Over EPA Move to Ease Emissions Rules
The EPA estimates that approximately 10,000 glider kits are produced annually. The industry sold about 250,000 new long-haul big rigs in the U.S. last year.

“Gliders represent a small percentage of trucks on the road each year, so I wonder why they [EPA and truck manufacturers] chose to pick on this industry,” said Dustin Petersen, one of the owners of Harrison Truck Centers.

The Waterloo, Iowa, glider manufacturer is one of the companies that asked the EPA to ease the rule. Harrison Truck Centers has seven locations in Iowa and Minnesota and produces 700 to 800 gliders per year.

Petersen said enactment of the current regulations would be “devastating” to his company.

There also are environmental benefits from recycling existing equipment and engines and restoring them to new specifications, Petersen said. “We have spent a lot of money in research and development and production to come up with a clean and green solution for a niche group of people who purchase our trucks,” he said.

The glider industry grew from truckers wanting to save money by equipping a wrecked or worn-out truck with a new cab and chassis, using a rebuilt engine.

“You take your existing componentry and move it over to a new chassis, and the overall cost is significantly less than buying a new truck. This becomes a huge incentive for small-business truckers,” said Joe Rajkovacz, spokesman for the Western States Trucking Association.

But others say the industry’s use of engines that don’t require new EPA technology aimed at reducing emissions has created a loophole.

“Some truckers are choosing to use older engine technology that doesn’t have the same emissions content that new vehicles have,” said Kenny Vieth, president of ACT Research. “I think the people most disappointed by this would be competing truckers who are playing by the rules and who aren’t trying to cheat the system.”

Actually no the truckers playing by the rules engines probably get better mileage....not due to the emissions but simply more modern engine.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

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Pruitt quietly approved "super polluting" freight trucks upon departure

One of Scott Pruitt's final acts as Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency was effectively creating a loophole "that will allow a major increase in the manufacturing of a diesel freight truck that produces as much as 55 times the air pollution as trucks that have modern emissions controls," reports the New York Times.

Impact level: The New York Times explains that "[o]ne year’s worth of truck sales was estimated to release 13 times as much nitrogen oxide as all of the Volkswagen diesel cars with fraudulent emissions controls, a scheme that resulted in a criminal case against the company and more than $4 billion in fines." The move was opposed by several health groupssuch as the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, United Parcel Service, and Volvo Group.

You dont happen to be using VW's diesel records pre the emissions scandal right?

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

So they aren't "super polluting" they are "super reliable."

They are both, actually.

 

[fncceo]

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Pruitt quietly approved "super polluting" freight trucks upon departure

One of Scott Pruitt's final acts as Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency was effectively creating a loophole "that will allow a major increase in the manufacturing of a diesel freight truck that produces as much as 55 times the air pollution as trucks that have modern emissions controls," reports the New York Times.

Impact level: The New York Times explains that "[o]ne year’s worth of truck sales was estimated to release 13 times as much nitrogen oxide as all of the Volkswagen diesel cars with fraudulent emissions controls, a scheme that resulted in a criminal case against the company and more than $4 billion in fines." The move was opposed by several health groupssuch as the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, United Parcel Service, and Volvo Group.

Where can I buy one?!

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Come on, cons, defend this.

Pruitt quietly approved "super polluting" freight trucks upon departure

One of Scott Pruitt's final acts as Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency was effectively creating a loophole "that will allow a major increase in the manufacturing of a diesel freight truck that produces as much as 55 times the air pollution as trucks that have modern emissions controls," reports the New York Times.

Impact level: The New York Times explains that "[o]ne year’s worth of truck sales was estimated to release 13 times as much nitrogen oxide as all of the Volkswagen diesel cars with fraudulent emissions controls, a scheme that resulted in a criminal case against the company and more than $4 billion in fines." The move was opposed by several health groupssuch as the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, United Parcel Service, and Volvo Group.

Where can I buy one?!

Meth country

 

[westwall]

Come on, cons, defend this.

Pruitt quietly approved "super polluting" freight trucks upon departure

One of Scott Pruitt's final acts as Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency was effectively creating a loophole "that will allow a major increase in the manufacturing of a diesel freight truck that produces as much as 55 times the air pollution as trucks that have modern emissions controls," reports the New York Times.

Impact level: The New York Times explains that "[o]ne year’s worth of truck sales was estimated to release 13 times as much nitrogen oxide as all of the Volkswagen diesel cars with fraudulent emissions controls, a scheme that resulted in a criminal case against the company and more than $4 billion in fines." The move was opposed by several health groupssuch as the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, United Parcel Service, and Volvo Group.

I did some research as I was unfamiliar with the whole affair. The epa under obummer, made the engines illegal, even though they complied with the 2007 epa regs. Their claim as to how much more the rebuilt engines will pollute is unsubstantiated. They quite literally pulled the numbers from out of their behinds. The one big difference between the two engine blocks (because that is all we are talking about) is the older blocks do not use exhaust gas recirculation, nor do they use diesel exhaust fluid. That's it. I find it hard to believe that a rebuilt engine, using all new emissions controls except for those two, to pollute as much as the hysterics complain about.

What the new regs do is allow small trucking companies to survive. The new trucks are actually MORE efficient than the new super duper emission controlled trucks that you so desire. In general, more efficient equals LESS pollution. I will do some more research to see if my theory is correct or not and then report what I find here.

 

[bripat9643]

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Pruitt quietly approved "super polluting" freight trucks upon departure

One of Scott Pruitt's final acts as Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency was effectively creating a loophole "that will allow a major increase in the manufacturing of a diesel freight truck that produces as much as 55 times the air pollution as trucks that have modern emissions controls," reports the New York Times.

Impact level: The New York Times explains that "[o]ne year’s worth of truck sales was estimated to release 13 times as much nitrogen oxide as all of the Volkswagen diesel cars with fraudulent emissions controls, a scheme that resulted in a criminal case against the company and more than $4 billion in fines." The move was opposed by several health groupssuch as the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, United Parcel Service, and Volvo Group.

Are those the pollution controls that make truck engine not work properly?

 

[fncceo]

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Pruitt quietly approved "super polluting" freight trucks upon departure

One of Scott Pruitt's final acts as Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency was effectively creating a loophole "that will allow a major increase in the manufacturing of a diesel freight truck that produces as much as 55 times the air pollution as trucks that have modern emissions controls," reports the New York Times.

Impact level: The New York Times explains that "[o]ne year’s worth of truck sales was estimated to release 13 times as much nitrogen oxide as all of the Volkswagen diesel cars with fraudulent emissions controls, a scheme that resulted in a criminal case against the company and more than $4 billion in fines." The move was opposed by several health groupssuch as the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, United Parcel Service, and Volvo Group.

Where can I buy one?!

Meth country

You got a problem with meth?

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Come on, cons, defend this.

Pruitt quietly approved "super polluting" freight trucks upon departure

One of Scott Pruitt's final acts as Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency was effectively creating a loophole "that will allow a major increase in the manufacturing of a diesel freight truck that produces as much as 55 times the air pollution as trucks that have modern emissions controls," reports the New York Times.

Impact level: The New York Times explains that "[o]ne year’s worth of truck sales was estimated to release 13 times as much nitrogen oxide as all of the Volkswagen diesel cars with fraudulent emissions controls, a scheme that resulted in a criminal case against the company and more than $4 billion in fines." The move was opposed by several health groupssuch as the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, United Parcel Service, and Volvo Group.

Where can I buy one?!

Meth country

So how much do ya get for one?

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Axios isn't a reliable news source.

A Very Bad, No Good, Terrible Idea

 

[Crepitus]

Come on, cons, defend this.

Pruitt quietly approved "super polluting" freight trucks upon departure

One of Scott Pruitt's final acts as Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency was effectively creating a loophole "that will allow a major increase in the manufacturing of a diesel freight truck that produces as much as 55 times the air pollution as trucks that have modern emissions controls," reports the New York Times.

Impact level: The New York Times explains that "[o]ne year’s worth of truck sales was estimated to release 13 times as much nitrogen oxide as all of the Volkswagen diesel cars with fraudulent emissions controls, a scheme that resulted in a criminal case against the company and more than $4 billion in fines." The move was opposed by several health groupssuch as the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, United Parcel Service, and Volvo Group.

Whatever. It certainly couldn't be worse than this Obabble Obamanation:

2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill - Wikipedia

Lmao! "But...but...but...Obama!"

Somebody please bring Crapitus his Brown Pants.

Lol, I'm laughing at you, not with you.

^^^ The Tears of a Clown ^^^

^the response of an idiot^

 

[boedicca]

Whatever. It certainly couldn't be worse than this Obabble Obamanation:

2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill - Wikipedia

Lmao! "But...but...but...Obama!"

Somebody please bring Crapitus his Brown Pants.

Lol, I'm laughing at you, not with you.

^^^ The Tears of a Clown ^^^

^the response of an idiot^

^^^ Diagnosis: Terminal Projection ^^^

 

[Political Junky]

trump isn't visiting London because of protests and the balloon.

 

[Crepitus]

Lmao! "But...but...but...Obama!"

Somebody please bring Crapitus his Brown Pants.

Lol, I'm laughing at you, not with you.

^^^ The Tears of a Clown ^^^

^the response of an idiot^

^^^ Diagnosis: Terminal Projection ^^^

You do know yer little butt-buddy insulted me first right?

 

[boedicca]

Somebody please bring Crapitus his Brown Pants.

Lol, I'm laughing at you, not with you.

^^^ The Tears of a Clown ^^^

^the response of an idiot^

^^^ Diagnosis: Terminal Projection ^^^

You do know yer little butt-buddy insulted me first right?

You do know that your head is so far up your ass that you can lick your sternum, right?

 

[Crepitus]

Lol, I'm laughing at you, not with you.

^^^ The Tears of a Clown ^^^

^the response of an idiot^

^^^ Diagnosis: Terminal Projection ^^^

You do know yer little butt-buddy insulted me first right?

You do know that your head is so far up your ass that you can lick your sternum, right?

What has that got to do with your accusations of "projecting"

 

[tigerred59]

Come on, cons, defend this.

Pruitt quietly approved "super polluting" freight trucks upon departure

One of Scott Pruitt's final acts as Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency was effectively creating a loophole "that will allow a major increase in the manufacturing of a diesel freight truck that produces as much as 55 times the air pollution as trucks that have modern emissions controls," reports the New York Times.

Impact level: The New York Times explains that "[o]ne year’s worth of truck sales was estimated to release 13 times as much nitrogen oxide as all of the Volkswagen diesel cars with fraudulent emissions controls, a scheme that resulted in a criminal case against the company and more than $4 billion in fines." The move was opposed by several health groupssuch as the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, United Parcel Service, and Volvo Group.

Whatever. It certainly couldn't be worse than this Obabble Obamanation:

2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill - Wikipedia

EPA Sitting On Warnings About Cancer-Causing Chemical: Report
The health assessment that apparently was completed months ago concerns formaldehyde.

 

[boedicca]

Come on, cons, defend this.

Pruitt quietly approved "super polluting" freight trucks upon departure

One of Scott Pruitt's final acts as Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency was effectively creating a loophole "that will allow a major increase in the manufacturing of a diesel freight truck that produces as much as 55 times the air pollution as trucks that have modern emissions controls," reports the New York Times.

Impact level: The New York Times explains that "[o]ne year’s worth of truck sales was estimated to release 13 times as much nitrogen oxide as all of the Volkswagen diesel cars with fraudulent emissions controls, a scheme that resulted in a criminal case against the company and more than $4 billion in fines." The move was opposed by several health groupssuch as the American Lung Association, Environmental Defense Fund, United Parcel Service, and Volvo Group.

Whatever. It certainly couldn't be worse than this Obabble Obamanation:

2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill - Wikipedia

EPA Sitting On Warnings About Cancer-Causing Chemical: Report
The health assessment that apparently was completed months ago concerns formaldehyde.

HuffPo nonsense. Considering how Ideologically Driven the research was during the Obabble Reign of Socialist Propaganda and Incompetence, it is perfectly reasonable for the Trump Admin to wish to do a proper review before releasing any information.

And here's a wee clue: A great many things we use every day can cause cancer if one is exposed to amounts that are orders of magnitude greater than the common use would entail. The Left spins such nonsense to extra financial blackmail from companies that provide such products. The U.S. would be better off preventing such blackmail in the first place.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

trump isn't visiting London because of protests and the balloon.

He shouldn't visit London because of the mayor.