Diesel pollution in VA | Union of Concerned Scientists

Diesel trucks and buses in Virginia contribute a disproportionate amount of nitrogen oxide, fine particulate matter, and global warming emissions relative to their share of registered vehicles. The Union of Concerned Scientists advocates for the adoption of the Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rule to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and address disproportionate pollution impacts in specific communities.

• Medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses represent only 8 percent of Virginia's 7.6 million registered vehicles, yet they are responsible for 30 percent of nitrogen oxide (NOx), 43 percent of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and 20 percent of global warming emissions from all on-road vehicles in the state.

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BibTeX

@misc{unionofconcernedscientists2022diesel, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Diesel pollution in VA | Union of Concerned Scientists}}, publisher = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2022}, month = aug, url = {https://www.ucs.org/resources/diesel-pollution-va}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }