Tell Biden's EPA: We Need Stronger Clean Truck Standards

EPA has a responsibility to slash air pollution, protect communities, and
address the climate crisis — and can do so all at once. We need to make
sure it pursues the strongest emission standards for trucks and buses.
Submit a public comment before the May 13th deadline!

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Dear NRDC Activist,

Dirty diesel trucks are a menace to our health.

For decades, dirty air from diesel trucks has polluted our communities and
fueled an urgent public health crisis across the country.

Dirty diesel-engine trucks are a significant source of harmful air
pollutants and greenhouse gases that threaten our health, fuel climate
change, and disproportionately burden low-income communities and
communities of color.

But right now, the Biden administration has a responsibility to change
that. The EPA is developing standards for how much air pollution new
heavy-duty vehicles are allowed to emit — but their proposed standards do
NOT go far enough and do not adequately address the high levels of
pollution that [ [link removed] ]frontline environmental justice organizations have been
fighting for years.

The administration is accepting public comments on the plan until May
13th. [ [link removed] ]Will you take action to push EPA to strengthen critical
heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards?

The transportation sector is the #1 source of greenhouse gas pollution in
America, and heavy-duty trucks pump out nearly 25% of the sector's
emissions, despite comprising less than 10% of vehicles on the road.

And while the U.S. is making progress in improving gas mileage and vehicle
charging infrastructure, we're lagging in reducing emissions from the
freight and heavy-duty vehicle sector.

That's why we need the Biden administration to set the strongest diesel
engine standards possible and establish a national zero-emission truck
requirement — it will help slash truck pollution, increase the number of
zero-emission trucks on the road, and bring health benefits more quickly
to the communities that need them most.

[ [link removed] ]Act now: Submit an urgent public comment and help fight for cleaner,
more climate-friendly trucks across the U.S.

The war in Ukraine and the resulting humanitarian crisis only underscores
the dire need for the U.S. and the world to move away from fossil fuels.
Russia's invasion is another instance in the long history of autocratic
petro states using fossil fuels as a weapon.

We need to move towards a world free of both war and fossil fuels, as the
two are inextricably linked. We must speed the shift to 100% clean energy
sources.

Right now, enacting strong clean truck standards is one of the most
critical actions the U.S. can take to tackle the global energy crisis and
cut back on fossil fuel dependence. [ [link removed] ]Will you submit a public comment
before the deadline?

Thanks for standing with us.

Sincerely,

Patricio Portillo
Senior Advocate, Clean Vehicles & Fuels Group, NRDC

P.S. EPA is holding two virtual hearings on this crucial proposal on April
12th and 13th. First submit your comment, and then [ [link removed] ]sign up with EPA to
testify. If you need help preparing your testimony, [ [link removed] ]please RSVP to join
our workshop.

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