WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - President Joe Biden has vetoed a Republican-supported Senate Resolution that would have repealed a rule by the Environmental Protection Agency that set stronger vehicle emissions standards to reduce air pollution by heavy-duty trucks.
The Senate passed S.J. Res. 11, that would disapprove the rule entitled 'Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards,' by a 50-49 vote.
The House later passed it by 221 to 203 votes.
This rule amends the Environmental Protection Agency's heavy-duty emissions control program - including its standards, test procedures, and other requirements - to further reduce the air quality impacts of heavy-duty engines.
EVA's heavy-duty emissions control program cuts pollution, boosts public health, and advances environmental justice in communities across the country.
It will prevent hundreds of premature deaths; thousands of childhood asthma cases; and millions of missed school days every year, according to President Joe Biden.
In a message to the Senate returning the resolution without his approval, Biden said it would deny communities these health benefits by resulting in weaker emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles and engines, which are significant sources of pollutants that threaten public health.
'If enacted, the resolution would squander $36 billion in benefits to society - and an opportunity to lead on the defining crisis of our time,' he added.
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