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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%
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49%
Yes
50%
No
1%
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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 @B46V7MRfrom Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

The government should remove existing emissions standards and crash safety standards so that new vehicles can be purchased for sub 10k, and provide economic opportunity and freedom of movement for a lower price

 @BCMLGBGfrom Alberta  answered…3mos3MO

No, not until we find environmentally-friendly materials for them

 @BCDN993from Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

The government should focus way less on vehicle issues when the main issues are actually wars, factories, wildlife fires, and nuclear power plants with the security, environmental and human's well-being affected by those big four issues. The only way the government should be focusing on vehicles is lowering the price by at least a maximum of 50-60%, along with the cost of housing.

 @B5WQ6XTfrom British Columbia  answered…1yr1Y

No, the standards that are set now already make working on diesel engines a headache to work on. More restrictions would make them even worse.

 @B35Q7K5answered…1yr1Y

Gov't should reward companies/owner-operators for making more eco-friendly choices to encourage demand for options that are better for environment

 @B2R6534from Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

Yes because diesel engines emit high levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter, which contribute to smog and respiratory illnesses.

 @9ZG8R7Qfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

Essential equipment and services like farming and heavy transportation should be exempt. Personal diesels should have Stricker standards.

 @9ZF4M8Jfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Whatever they choose to do should not impact the working class any more than industry

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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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