The Department of Transportation proposed a new requirement that states and metropolitan areas measure the amount of carbon dioxide being released through driving on interstate highways and other major roads.
The proposed rule would obligate state and local officials to set targets to reduce emissions in the coming years, using 2021 as the baseline. It would add emissions to an existing list of performance measures — originating
House bill would force states to cut transportation emissions, with ‘consequences’ for those that don’t The effort brought pushback from some Republicans and the road-building industry. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito , Federal highway officials said they did not rely on any proposed legislation when developing the rule, “but rather statutory authority that has existed for a decade.
Sen. Thomas R. Carper , chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, said Transportation Department officials are following congressional intent.
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