Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

August 13, 2004

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EPA Seeks Comment On Truck Stop Electrification, Funds Idling Study

Washington, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on a proposed set of national standards for truck stop electrification. The agency hopes that the standards would eliminate the need for trucks to idle during rest stops. The proposed standards were published in the Federal Register on July 8, and the comment deadline is Oct. 9. For more information, visit http://www.epa.gov/smartway/newsandevents.htm.

EPA also has awarded $50,000 toward a study of the effect of truck drivers’ exposure to air pollutants while idling. The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee will conduct the study. For more information, visit http://www.epa.gov/smartway/idling.htm.

About the Author(s)

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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