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New US standards will improve fuel efficiency trucks and cut pollution

2015-06-19 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The Obama administration is issuing new rules intended to improve fuel efficiency for medium and heavy-duty trucks and cut pollution blamed for global warming. The proposed standards are expected to lower carbon dioxide emissions by about 1bn metric tons, cut fuel costs by about $170bn and reduce oil consumption by up to 1.8bn barrels over the lifetime of vehicles sold under the rule. The long-expected rules were announced on Friday, one day after Pope Francis issued a teaching document calling...

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