California Implements Ban on New Diesel Truck Sales to Combat Pollution

California Air Resources Board has unanimously approved the Advanced Clean Fleets rule, banning the sale of new diesel 18-wheelers by 2036 and requiring all trucks to be zero-emission by 2042. Short-haul big rigs, local delivery vehicles, and government fleets must be zero-emission by 2035, while garbage trucks and local buses will follow in 2039, and sleeper cab 18-wheelers and other specialty vehicles must be all-electric by 2042. The move is expected to result in $26.6 billion in health savings due to fewer asthma attacks, emergency room visits, and respiratory illnesses.