Tell Biden’s EPA: Protect Health and Fight Climate Change

Biden’s EPA finalized a standard to clean up harmful air pollution from new fossil fuel trucks. But the standard does NOT go far enough and fails to accelerate the transition to zero-emission trucks. Furthermore, EPA must act to address pollution and drive all parts of the freight transportation sector to zero emissions, including developing new regulations for trains, cargo handling equipment, and ships. The EPA has a responsibility to slash air pollution, protect communities, and address the climate crisis — and can do so by strengthening these standards.

Submit a message urging EPA to drastically reduce climate-busting pollution from trucks and freight vehicles!

Submit a message urging EPA to pursue strong truck and freight vehicle standards!

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Dirty diesel trucks, trains, ships, and other freight equipment are fueling climate change and pose an urgent public health crisis across the country — causing deadly diseases such as asthma, heart problems, and cancer.

Last year, as a member of the Moving Forward Network, we sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanding zero emission solutions for freight operations. Unfortunately, little progress has been made to address the deadly pollution caused by trucks and freight.

We urgently need action by EPA, specifically, setting strong pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks and all sectors of freight to transition the sector to electrification and incorporate zero-emission solutions. The industry is already driving in this direction and the Inflation Reduction Act provides historic investments to help accelerate this — now we need the standards to lock in progress.

Last December, Biden’s EPA issued standards limiting how much air pollution new heavy-duty vehicles can emit. But the standards do NOT go far enough and fail to accelerate the transition to zero-emission trucks. Moreover, EPA has made little to no progress on cleaning up other freight vehicles that plague communities across the country.

Please submit a message urging EPA to build upon that action and significantly strengthen its truck standards and drive the whole freight sector to zero emissions — before it’s too late!

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Subject Develop stronger truck standards and advance zero emissions solutions

Dear EPA Administrator Regan:

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Right now, EPA has a responsibility to eliminate air pollution, protect public health, address the climate crisis all at once by pursuing strong standards for heavy-duty trucks emissions, and advance zero emissions across the freight transportation sector.

I'm concerned that the standard EPA finalized at the end of last year doesn’t go far enough to deploy zero-emission trucks at the pace needed to protect public health.

I ask you to adopt the strongest possible standards to reduce pollution from heavy-duty trucks and set a clear pathway to mandate zero emissions vehicles.

I also urge you to develop regulations to advance zero emissions in all sectors of the freight industry, including trains, ships, and other freight equipment, and to meet the demands of frontline environmental justice communities as set forth by the Moving Forward Network: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/epa-zef-year-in-review-petition

Even with strong heavy-duty emissions standards in place, we need solutions that will address all vehicles associated with the freight industry and the cumulative impacts it is having on our communities. That's why we need you to act swiftly and ambitiously.

With these two policies combined, we can make progress towards our climate goals AND protect public health.

Thank you!

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