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"GREEN NEWS" * USA - New California rules target big-rig pollution
The draft measures from the state Air Resources Board would affect more than 1 million heavy-duty diesel trucks. They are scheduled to take effect in 2010
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -Los Angeles Times, by Margot Roosevelt -October 24, 2008: -- California's Air Resources Board on Friday released long-awaited draft rules to clean up big-rig pollution that can aggravate asthma, cancer and heart disease... The statewide rules, which are scheduled to take effect in 2010, would apply to more than 1 million heavy-duty diesel trucks, many of which transport merchandise from the ports of L.A. and Long Beach... Truckers and agribusiness interests have tried to soften the regulations, saying it is too expensive for truckers to invest in clean vehicles at a time of economic woes... The air board is scheduled to vote Dec. 11 on whether to adopt two broader rules that would affect all big rigs crossing the state. One would force truckers to install filters or upgrade their engines, and another would require using existing technology to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gases...
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