Transportation Secretary Duffy Acts to Revoke Emission Rules

The official is taking steps to end several policies within the Department of Transportation.

Then-nominee for transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy said on Jan. 29 that his department is taking action to remove stringent fossil fuel emission standards instituted by the Biden administration.

In December 2023, the DOT’s Federal Highway Administration finalized a rule establishing a method to measure and report transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.