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Regulations for Emissions from Vehicles and Engines

Final Rule for Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From Highway Heavy-Duty Engines

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Rule Summary

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adopting a new combined emission standard for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and hydrocarbons (HC) for model year 2004 and later heavy-duty diesel engines used in trucks and buses. The new standard represents a 50 percent reduction in NOx from the 1998 and later model year NOx standard.

Rule History

Proposed Rule and Related Materials

Additional Resources

Technical Support Document

Fact Sheet

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