WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing (https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2026/3/hearing-to-examine-s-3135-the-cold-weather-diesel-reliability-act) to examine S. 3135, the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act.
In her opening remarks, Chairman Capito discussed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) current nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions regulations for diesel vehicles and the safety concerns that these regulations can create for drivers in cold and rural environments. The chairman also explained the solutions that the Cold Weather Diesel Reliabili...