Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association ("PMSA") has filed another lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board ("CARB") over CARB's regulation of dirty, polluting fuel for oceangoing vessels. Oceangoing vessels burn the dirtiest diesel fuel in existence, called bunker fuel or...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
In closed-door negotiations, California Republicans are demanding a delay in implementation of California's off-road diesel rules in return for their agreement to a new state budget. This demand carries a hidden danger that could lead to billions of dollars of lost federal money for...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
The California Air Resources Board ("CARB") recently enacted rules to fight air pollution from off-road diesel vehicles such as construction equipment and tractors. CARB staff estimates that approximately 4,000 premature deaths will be avoided statewide by the year 2030 due...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
Pollution from cargo ships that burn high-sulfur bunker fuel is responsible for roughly half of the 2,000 tons per year of deadly diesel particulate matter at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Part of this problem can be...continued→
Posted by David Pettit
Southern California’s air quality woes are a well known fact, but not enough has been done to alleviate the problem. Today, NRDC filed a petition for review in the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging EPA’s approval of the...continued→
