Obama not waiting for Congress, curbs bus and truck emissions » peoplesworld

Obama not waiting for Congress, curbs bus and truck emissions » peoplesworld

The Environmental Protection Agency has drawn up the first-ever set of carbon limits on trucks and buses and the Obama administration intends to announce them next week.

The new plan will reduce by 20 percent heat-trapping emissions from truck and bus tailpipes, according to Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign.