Connecticut joins effort to eliminate large-vehicle emissions

From WTNH.

Connecticut has joined a multi-state, bi-partisan effort to eliminate emissions from larger vehicles by 2050.

Connecticut is taking a big step to become greener and reduce air pollution.

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced Wednesday the state is joining 14 other states and Washington D.C. to eradicate the emissions of larger vehicles.

The Motor Transport Association of Connecticut expressed concern for the transportation industry with the state joining the MOU.

MTAC President Joe Sculley released a statement saying in part, “This MOU is a signal that a group of states are pushing towards a patchwork of state-by-state laws to govern an interstate industry that depends on uniformity. Connecticut and these other states are trying to set emissions standards which are typically set by the federal government’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), not by individual states.”

“Creating a mandate to force the sale of more expensive trucks in certain states will just push truck sales (and jobs) to other states. It will put Connecticut businesses on an unlevel playing field.” Sculley said. “Meanwhile, non-electric trucks sold in other states will continue to drive through Connecticut anyway.”

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