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The Biden administration today announced<\/a> plans to drastically cut down truck pollution in the US. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule that would require new trucks to reduce harmful nitrogen oxide emissions by 90 percent from current standards by 2031. Biden is also taking aim at greenhouse gas pollution by boosting efforts to switch out diesel-burning vehicles with electric or hydrogen-powered trucks and buses.<\/p>\n

The moves reflect fast-moving technological advancements in zero-emissions heavy-duty vehicles, according to a White House fact sheet<\/a> released today. It also follows an infusion of cash for cleaner-burning vehicles laid out in the bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year. The actions align with two priorities President Joe Biden has pushed since the campaign trail: tackling climate change and cleaning up the air in communities that have been disproportionately burdened with pollution.<\/p>\n

Heavy-duty vehicles like trucks and buses are the US\u2019s biggest source of nitrogen oxides (NOx), one of the primary pollutants that causes smog<\/a>. On its own, NOx emissions can also make it harder for people with asthma and other respiratory diseases to breathe. Long-term exposure to high levels of NOx can cause people to develop asthma<\/a>. The EPA\u2019s new rule, if fully implemented, could prevent 2,000 premature deaths a year, according to the fact sheet. It could also prevent 6,700 hospital and ER visits annually and 18,000 cases of childhood asthma.<\/p>\n

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