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Good news.  Bidens EPA screwed this guy like a tied up goat in some third world muzzie shithole.


President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon to Troy Lake, a Wyoming diesel mechanic who was convicted of violating federal emissions laws after modifying pollution-control equipment on diesel engines. Lake, 65, spent seven months in federal prison before being moved to home confinement earlier this year.

Lake, who operated Elite Diesel Service near Cheyenne, had pleaded guilty to charges related to removing or altering emissions systems—commonly known as “deletes”—on diesel-powered vehicles. According to federal prosecutors, Lake’s modifications allowed trucks to run without federally required pollution-control components. He was sentenced to a year in prison and fined $52,000.

The case drew national attention after Wyoming lawmakers argued that Lake had been unfairly targeted. U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., publicly criticized the prosecution and personally petitioned Trump for a pardon. In a statement, Lummis said Lake’s case was an example of federal overreach, calling the Biden administration’s handling of environmental enforcement “weaponized.”

The case has also inspired new legislation. Lummis recently introduced the Diesel Truck Liberation Act, a bill that would sharply limit federal authority over vehicle emissions enforcement. Among the provisions: eliminating EPA authority to prosecute individuals for tampering with emission systems, vacating existing sentences, and expunging records for people convicted under federal emissions-tampering laws.

Supporters say the bill is necessary to protect small diesel shops and operators, particularly in rural regions where emissions-related failures can sideline essential vehicles such as school buses, fire trucks, and farm equipment. Critics argue it would dismantle key components of the Clean Air Act.


https://theautowire.com/2025/11/20/trump-pardons-wyoming-diesel-mechanic/
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I dealt with the EPA 30 years.

I could tell some nightmares of utter power mad zealots, who really had no reason to exist.
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Like a little extra out the stack is going to make such a big difference in Wyoming with a population density of 6 people per square mile. (Second lowest in the US, behind Alaska at 1.3, ahead of North Dakota at 11)
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