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Should the government implement stricter emissions standards for diesel vehicles?

Diesel emissions standards regulate the amount of pollutants that diesel engines can emit to reduce air pollution. Proponents argue that stricter standards improve air quality and public health by reducing harmful emissions. Opponents argue that it increases costs for manufacturers and consumers and could reduce the availability of diesel vehicles.

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51%
Yes
45%
No
3%
No, provide incentives instead of penalties to create fuel alternatives
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No, diesel vehicles are already heavily regulated
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No, and eliminate the EPA

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 @9X39MQ8 from North Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

No, however there should be more of an incentive to encourage those who are currently using more wasteful vehicles to switch to more enviormentally friendly alternitives.

 @9RKWTTT  from Illinois  answered…2yrs2Y

No, because diesel engines are already heavily regulated, emissions equipment has a dramatic negative effect on reliability, and emissions equipment dramatically reduces fuel efficiency. Further restricting diesel emissions may hurt fuel economy enough that overall emissions are increased.

 @9ZGSRWK from Missouri  answered…2yrs2Y

The government shouldn't restrict certain diesel engines, but there should be a standard baseline for the harsh emissions.

 @B7RWZFX from California  answered…8mos8MO

No, it is as strict as it is for what problems it has and it should be leaner for commercial diesels.

 @9QXGWP9  from Tennessee  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but only for diesel vehicles produced by the government (in the production phase), produced and owned by the government (during use), or owned by the government (during use).

 @9WZ448Z from New Jersey  answered…2yrs2Y

yes but i understand the opponents argument and maybe we should see if we could find a way to reduce cost

 @9S2PDWW from Virginia  answered…2yrs2Y

The federal government cannot and should not implement On emission producing vehicles. It is mostly because these vehicles are the most easily accessible and most reliable for people who cannot afford other means of more energy, efficient transportation, or not wish to use the public transportation system. The federal government should find a way to combat the emissions from diesel vehicles, but they should not ban them out right, they could also reduce the presence of these vehicles in cities by imposing attacks upon vehicles in cities, but not upon vehicles in the suburbs or the country

 @9RMB9T6 from Connecticut  answered…2yrs2Y

while the process of mining and refining diesel is not the best for the environment, in the long run, diesel fuel burns cleaner and gasoline, and is better for the environment than mining oil from our soil

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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