Reuters: Europe’s Alpine nations can press ahead with charging trucks for the damage they do to infrastructure, air quality and human health, European Union ministers agreed on Friday. Ministers agreed EU rules for charging hauliers for fumes and noise under controversial “Eurovignette” laws, but they did not try to make tariffs mandatory on all the EU’s 30,000 km (18,600 miles) of motorways. This was the penultimate step before the plans become law. Rail operators welcomed the …