Saturday News Briefs: Opposition mounts to tougher diesel rules
A group that claims to represent California truck owners, grocers, retailers and others says proposed air pollution control rules for diesel-powered big rigs would cost too much, especially as the state struggles in a recession.
The California Air Resources Control Board’s proposed rule – set to be heard this December – would impact the almost 1 million trucks and buses used to transport goods and people on California’s roads, highways and farms.
“The proposed regulation comes in the midst of the worldwide credit freeze and national recession. Many companies -- in particular, small companies and owner-operators – will be forced to dispose of equipment and assets before their useful life has been completed and purchase new equipment before it would otherwise be required,” says the group dubbed Driving Toward a Cleaner California.
