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For three days last week, the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) hosted its members – over 460 public water agencies collectively delivering approximately 90 percent of the water throughout ... read more
The Supreme Court heard arguments last week in the case of West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, in which more than a dozen states and coal companies challenge the United States ... read more
Farmers and ranchers in the San Joaquin Valley (Valley) must now implement alternatives to agricultural burning to comply with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved “near-complete phase-out” of agricultural ... read more
On December 17, 2020, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will host an online research seminar, presented by Dr. Ermias Kebreab, summarizing the findings of his recently completed study analyzing ... read more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is conducting a remote public hearing on July 23, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., to consider adopting “Procedures for the Exemption of Add-On and Modified Part(s) ... read more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently announced that the first application period for the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reduction (FARMER) program in the state’s smaller air districts ... read more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) generally requires fleets of certain ocean-going vessels (OGV) meeting or exceeding a threshold number of visits to specific California ports to turn off their ... read more
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (District) is one the few local air quality districts with authority to regulate mobile sources. One manifestation of this authority is District Rule ... read more
A lawsuit filed on August 13, 2019, by a coalition of approximately two dozen state and local government entities petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ... read more
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (“Valley Air District” or “District”) offers monetary incentives for farmers to replace existing nut harvesters (harvest equipment) with new, low dust harvest ... read more
Recently, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) unanimously granted the City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department’s (Department) request for a variance from a SCAQMD rule mandating reduced ... read more
Minor source stand-by gas-fueled spark-ignited internal combustion engines with less than 500 brake horse power (BHP), as well as those with greater or equal to 500 BHP (collectively, “covered engines”) ... read more
The Real Emissions Assessment Logging (REAL) program adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) expands CARB’s ability to collect emissions data from all covered vehicles, and may lead to ... read more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will hold public meetings on September 27 and 28, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. to consider the proposed requirements to Assembly Bill 617’s (AB 617) ... read more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) unveiled proposed amendments to its emission control system warranty provisions and associated maintenance provisions for heavy-duty diesel vehicles (Proposed Amendments). The amendments apply only ... read more
Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 398 extending California’s Cap-and-Trade program (Program) through 2030, and providing the State Air Resources Board (Board) with the primary mechanism to meet California’s goal ... read more
On April 11, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided Waterkeeper Alliance, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., Case No. 09-1017, ... read more
Despite challenges from the California Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers, and other entities subject to California’s carbon emissions regulations, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial ... read more
On May 19, 2016, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) released a discussion draft of its California Sustainable Freight Action Plan (Freight Plan), which is the first step to California’s ... read more
2015 Deadlines On July 28, 2015, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) notified Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) and TRU generator set owners that that they should order new replacement models ... read more
California’s leaders have made clear their intent to regulate methane emissions from agriculture. While agriculture contributes approximately 6 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, both nationally and within California, methane ... read more
On April 25, 2014, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved amendments to the California Truck and Bus Regulation (Regulation) to provide compliance flexibility for small fleets, low mileage vehicles, ... read more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently sent an email with regulatory advice and compliance assistance relating to the Transportation Refrigeration Unit (TRU) regulation. For additional background on CARB’s TRU ... read more
