The California Air Resources Board (CARB) withdrew its request to the Environmental Protection Agency seeking to require commercial truckers to transition to zero-emissions vehicles.
“The withdrawal is an important step given the uncertainty presented by the incoming administration that previously attacked California’s programs to protect public health and the climate and has said will continue to oppose those programs,” CARB Chair Liane Randolph said in a statement.
The rule would have phased out the sale of new diesel-powered semi-trucks and buses by 2036.
