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Roundup: The WSJ, again — CARB rule a ‘scam’; A night on the Pacific in Cali.
The Wall Street Journal lays into the California Air Resources Board's Truck & Bus Rule for diesel trucks -- the most significant mainstream criticism yet.
October 20, 2015
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Guess who CARB’s biggest tipsters are…
According to the L.A. Times, the California Air Resources Board is getting the most help in enforcing its powertrain emissions regs from, well, truckers themselves.
September 17, 2013
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Diesel produces more smog than gasoline, study says
Diesel engines produce nearly 15 times the amount of one of the main ingredients in smog than gasoline-powered engines, says a recent study by the University of Cal-Berkeley. The study was in part funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board, and, notably, the study concludes that “diesel exhaust is […]
October 24, 2012
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Diesel emissions: Cleaner than fast food charbroilers
Interesting new findings of a California study of commercial charbroilers — and one driver makes a difference for the better in partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking.
September 22, 2012
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Diesel particulate pollution down 50%, CARB says
Findings from six CARB researchers show a 50 percent reduction in pollutant compounds in ambient air.
May 30, 2012
Business
EPA makes $20M available for updating old diesel engines
$20 million will be available for owners of older diesel-powered vehicles to modernize for cleaner emissions.
April 23, 2012
Business
Minnesota offers clean diesel grants to local fleets
Grant covers state-based fleets, with a focus on 2006 and older vehicles.
November 18, 2011
Trucking History
Electronically controlled unit injector anticipates the future
The 1985 electronically controlled unit injector was ahead of its time in anticipating the reduction of diesel emissions.
April 29, 2011
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Oakland port truckers seek emissions rule delay
Drayage trucking companies that serve the Port of Oakland, which use primarily owner-operators, are seeking support to delay a California Air Resources Board mandate that requires trucks to be retrofitted with nitrogen oxide-reduction equipment by 2014. A trade group representing port truck operators estimates that without a postponement in the NOx requirement 4,400 trucks of […]
March 1, 2011
Business
California reviews emissions rules for trucks
The California Air Resources Board is mulling changes to its regulations aimed at reducing emissions from certain heavy-duty vehicles.
July 19, 2010
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Kansas offers grant money
Truck owners may be eligible for funds to buy truck equipment for reducing diesel emissions.
May 11, 2010
Business
Study: Air quality improves at Port of Long Beach
The cleaner air is due to better technology, not from a slowdown in cargo.
December 29, 2009
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