Tag: off-highway emissions rule

Roadbuilding

CARB, AGC discuss emissions rule delay

The California Air Resources Board and the Associated General Contractors of America say they’ve opened a new agency-industry dialogue with today’s announcement that CARB has delayed enforcement of its off-highway emissions rule until January, 2014. “In a sense,” said Mary Nichols, CARB board chair, “there’s some good news coming out of the recession because it’s […]

October 8, 2010

Business

CARB, AGC discuss emissions rule delay

The California Air Resources Board and the Associated General Contractors of America say they’ve opened a new agency-industry dialogue with today’s announcement that CARB has delayed enforcement of its off-highway emissions rule until January, 2014. “In a sense,” said Mary Nichols, CARB board chair, “there’s some good news coming out of the recession because it’s […]

October 7, 2010

Equipment

CARB’s emissions adjustment lauded by AGC

By abandoning its original estimates of off-road diesel emissions, the California Air Resources Board is conceding its “off-road rule” is not needed to meet ambitious emissions-reducing goals for off-road equipment, says the Associated General Contractors of America. According to new estimates that CARB staff developed over the summer, off-road fleets of diesel equipment will exceed […]

September 7, 2010

Business

California Crackdown

Up in the air? California postpones enforcement of its off-highway emissions rule, leaving contractors wondering what to do next. By Marcia Gruver and Mike Anderson   Editor’s note: This is the first part in a series of articles on California’s off-highway emissions regulations and their potential impact on the rest of the country.   California’s […]

April 3, 2010