Pollution Controls Failed Within Years on Certain Heavy Duty Trucks

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By Phil McKennaOct 31, 2018, 3:50 am341 pts
Tens of thousands of the trucks may still be on the road emitting excessive amounts of health- and climate-damaging black carbon, also known as soot. By Phil McKenna Pollution controls that were built into heavy duty trucks nationwide beginning in 2007 began failing on some of those trucks within a decade,…

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