MTAC testifies on climate change legislation

This week, MTAC President Joe Sculley testified on SB 10, which would, among other things, have Connecticut preemptively adopt California’s medium and heavy-duty vehicle emission standards. These standards would be more strict than the standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Sculley’s testimony covered a number of things, including:

• The bill has no requirement that the state assess impacts to businesses (only energy, air quality, environment)
• New low NOx standards are already being developed by US EPA
• No state has ever done this before
• Trucking has complied with a litany of emissions reduction and fuel efficiency mandates from US EPA, from 2002 to present, with more about to be effective, which have cost the industry tens of billions of dollars
• MTAC members are being proactive, by applying for and receiving grants to buy the newest, cleanest trucks, while removing older, dirtier trucks from service
• Passenger cars in Connecticut consume more fuel and emit several times more greenhouse gases than trucks do in Connecticut

Joe Sculley’s complete testimony is available as a downloadable PDF.