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TRUCKING NEWS * USA - U.S. Court of Appeals again denies ATA suit against CARB reefer rule
A lawsuit alleging that the EPA improperly granted California a waiver for its reefer rule has been denied again by the U.S. Court of Appeals
Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Charlie Morasch -June 7, 2010: ... American Trucking Associations filed a legal challenge to the EPA’s decision to grant a waiver on the reefer rule, which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling for in April... The Court’s District of Columbia Circuit denied ATA’s petition for rehearing in a ruling issued Thursday, June 3... Writing for the majority, Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh wrote, “The Clean Air Act assigns California – not any of the states and not the federal Environmental Protection Agency – the primary role in setting limits on emissions from in-use non-road engines"... The federal Clean Air Act gives California the power to implement in-use non-road engine emissions rules more strict than the federal government. It also gives other states the option to adopt the California in-use non-road engine rules. The EPA must grant waivers for California emissions rules – essentially signing off on the regulations... CARB enacted its Transportation Refrigeration Unit Rule, also known as the reefer rule, in 2004 and later obtained a waiver through the EPA...
* Florida - Governor OKs transportation billto run 8,000 pounds heavier
Tallahassee,FL,USA -Land Line Magazine -June 7, 2010: -- Florida Gov., Charlie Crist, signed into law on Friday, June 4, a transportation bill that includes allowing permitted heavy trucks to run 8,000 pounds heavier on state highways... The law also provides a weight allowance for APUs. And it includes provisions for improvements in toll roads, highway planning and small airports...
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