Editorial: A loophole for dirty trucks
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
May 31, 2018
3 minutes
It's bad enough that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt wants to reopen a loophole that allows truckers to drive rebuilt rigs with dirty diesel engines that spew as much as 450 times more soot than new models. But now it turns out that Pruitt justified his plan with a questionable, company-funded study that is under investigation for "research misconduct."
Pruitt has spent the last year attacking the EPA's mission and undermining its
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