As we have written about in our monthly newsletters, California Governor Gavin Newsom was not happy the US Congress passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) rescinding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)...
WILL NOT LET GO
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CARB, SMACKED DOWN BUT STILL SWINGING
Last month, President Trump signed legislation officially revoking the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) waivers allowing the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to continue to impose either their low-NOx...
CARB SETBACK
Both the US Congress and US Senate voted to revoke the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) waivers allowing the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to continue to enact their low-NOx Omnibus regulation as well as...
CARB STILL SWINGING
We highlighted in last month's newsletter that while the California Air Resources Board (CARB) may have lost the battle over their Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule, their war on combustion engines wages on. Independent...
CAPITOL WATCH
The federal government is working at a record pace, and we are trying to keep up and tracking these pieces of legislation: -Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act would limit the EPA's ability to issue waivers...
CARB STRIKES BACK
Just because the California Air Resources Board (CARB) withdrew its waiver request to the implement the Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) rule does not mean they gave up. Oh, quite the contrary. A new bill was introduced in...
CARB WITHDRAWS WAIVER REQUEST
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) withdrew its request with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a waiver to implement its Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) rule. ACF had been "on hold" for the past year...
CARB, EPA & COURTS
Industry groups are suing the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for various reasons. Here is an update on those cases: The US Supreme Court will hear the case brought forward by fuel producers on whether they have...
SPEAK UP
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened the comment period for the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) request for a waiver for their Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) rule. A waiver is required because...
BRACE YOURSELF
Fuel prices are going up again in California due to taxes and regulations. Effective July 1, 2024, both the sales tax and the excise tax on gasoline and diesel are set to take their annual increase. This year, the...
CARB’S MISSTEP
Truth be told, we could use "California Air Resources Board (CARB)" and "misstep" in the same sentence on a multitude of fronts, but today we talking specifically about their Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) rule. CARB...
BUCKEYES SAY “NO WAY”
Legislators in Ohio have passed a law banning the state's agencies, municipalities or counties from adopting any vehicle emissions standards established by CARB. Crazy enough, thirteen states plus the District of...