September 2022
310 CMR 7.41: Proposed Large Entity Reporting Regulation
MassDEP is proposing to require a one-time report from certain entities on their medium- and heavy-duty vehicle use.
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Virtual Public Hearing: October 4, 2022 (Video playback on MassDEP YouTube channel)
Public Comment Period: Ends October 14, 2022
September 2022
MassDEP hosted a pair of virtual stakeholder meetings to share information on its upcoming Massachusetts Advanced Clean Cars II Regulation, aimed at addressing emissions from light- and medium-duty on-road vehicles.
Presentation from Stakeholder Meetings, September 13 & 14, 2022
March 2022
MassDEP finalized regulations that took effect on December 30, 2021, amending 310 CMR 7.40: Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) Program, to adopt California’s:
- Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulation for medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles;
- Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) regulation for MHD engines and vehicles; and
- Heavy-Duty Omnibus regulation for heavy-duty engines and vehicles.
April 2021
MassDEP held two virtual public stakeholder meetings to share information on upcoming regulatory efforts to address criteria pollutant, greenhouse gas, and toxic air contaminant emissions from medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) on-road vehicles.
August 2020
Massachusetts joined with the states of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington in supporting California’s agreements with BMW (including Rolls Royce), Ford, Honda, Volkswagen (including Audi and Porsche), and Volvo to voluntarily continue making annual reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their vehicles.
Gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks will get cleaner through model year 2026, preventing hundreds of millions of tons of GHG over the lifetime of the agreements.
See Additional Resources below to learn more about these Massachusetts and multi-state initiatives.