The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is once again in the spotlight, this time by its proposing to allow high-polluting diesel “glider” trucks to operate on America’s roads. A glider truck is one where an older, high-polluting engine is attached to a new chassis and the entire package is then sold as new.
There are those who are opposed – including individuals and industry interests alike.
How the so-called environmental protection organization can even consider such a proposal is, in the immortal words of Star Trek’s Mr. Spock, “highly illogical,” most especially when considering the content of the Aug. 16, 2016 EPA
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