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Can you do better than guessing? Hint: Automobiles and trucks have had steadily tightened regulations for a long time. Ships burn much worse fuel than cars and
by greglindahl 7y ago
Can you do better than guessing? Hint: Automobiles and trucks have had steadily tightened regulations for a long time. Ships burn much worse fuel than cars and trucks, and have only recently been regulated. And they aren't regulated in NYC.
> “The oil that ships use has a lot more heavy metals in it that have a negative impact on human health,” said Adam Freed, who was the deputy director of the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability in the Bloomberg administration. “We understood how important of an impact it could have.”
- brenden2 7y agoOlder diesel trucks are largely exempt from these regulations. There are a few loopholes that allow people to purchase older truck parts, refurbish them, and continue to operate them without needing to adhere to modern emissions requirements.
- greglindahl 7y agoThat's true in general, but not true near many large ports, for obvious reasons. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191029005379/en/100-Clean-Trucks-Powered-Renewable-Fuel-Operate https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191029005379/en/100...