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 STRIKES BACK
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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...
CARB’S CONUNDRUM
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) was faced with a dilemma regarding their Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) rule because they lacked the authority to enforce the rule as it is more stringent than federal regulations....
SEE YOU IN COURT, CARB
The California Trucking Association (CTA) filed a federal lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) seeking an injunction against the implementation of CARB's Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) regulation. The...
MORE REGULATIONS
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is not stopping with the Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) regulation. They are also pushing forward with the Clean Truck Check. It is like a smog check for trucks. The current...
LAWSUITS & LEGISLATION
The US House of Representatives passed legislation overriding the waivers the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted California's Air Resources Board (CARB) to ban gas and diesel powered vehicles. While the bill...
CARB CONFORMS
You may have heard about California Air Resources Board's (CARB) recent agreement with the truck and engine manufacturers. If not, here is a quick recap: The agreement aligns California's NOx standards with those of...