Union of Concerned Scientists

Advocates hope the pandemic accelerates adoption of natural gas vehicles; electric truck advocates double down on battery power

Independent trucking group calls the rule “unrealistic”; environmental coalition says it doesn’t go far enough.

The burning of natural gas instead of coal offers important and immediate benefits, including reduced air and water pollution, fewer smokestack carbon emissions, less power plant water use, greater flexibility of the power grid, and renewed economic development in gas-rich regions of the country.