On October 1, 2020, CalEPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld and CARB Chair Nichols responded to the September 28, 2020, letter from U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to Governor Gavin Newsom.
SACRAMENTO – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has paid $253,300 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board for violating the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth Regulation. The rule requires container, passenger and refrigerated cargo ships to reduce emissions while docked at California’s busiest ports, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Hueneme, San Francisco and San Diego.
SACRAMENTO – Another major automaker has settled a case for using illegal defeat devices to bypass vehicle emissions control equipment in diesel vehicles. The California Air Resources Board today announced the settlement with Daimler AG, and Mercedes-Benz, USA, just one day before the fifth anniversary of disclosure of similar violations by Volkswagen. California will receive $285.6 million from two Daimler Consent Decrees, and the company will repair the affected vehicles at no cost to owners.
SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board has approved the first three Community Emissions Reduction Programs within the South Coast Air Quality Management District under Assembly Bill 617.
SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board announced today that it has settled eight diesel cases totaling over $130,000 for violations of the Truck and Bus Regulation in the Imperial Valley.
CALIFORNIA – The California Air Resources Board late yesterday approved a multi-pronged regulation that will dramatically reduce smog-forming emissions from heavy-duty diesel trucks.
CALIFORNIA – The California Air Resources Board today approved a new regulation designed to further reduce pollution from ocean-going vessels while docked at California’s busiest ports.
CARB established the Community Air Protection Program to implement AB 617, which requires new community-focused action to reduce air pollution. On September 27, 2018, the Board selected Shafter to develop a community emissions reduction program as one of ten initial communities. The Board also approved the Community Air Protection Blueprint (Blueprint) which, among other things, establishes criteria for developing and implementing community emissions reduction programs.