After the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted California an exemption from federal air pollution laws in 2022, effectively letting the state set its own vehicle emissions rules, the U.S. Supreme Court last week agreed to listen to a bid from a Valero Energy subsidiary and other fuel ...
California is the only U.S. state under the Clean Air Act of 1970 allowed to write its own emissions laws due to debilitating and dangerous smog in its large coastal cities. "Californians will never back down on auto exhaust standards because it is such a clear case of public health -- ...
A week ago, aFacebook postbyDon Helms, who ownsNorth Idaho RV Rentals, triggered a social media storm when he blamed changes to labor laws and California’s strict environment laws for causing supply chain chaos. So ships are piling up at Long Beach waiting to get unloaded. The port is...
Emissions-related parts are regulated under our nation’s clean air laws and are primarily enforced by two government agencies: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Exemptions for Uncontrolled Vehicles Vehicles that were manufactured before emi...
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Laws now on the books in California, Massachusetts and New York, collectively a quarter of the U.S. auto market, set stringent limits on tailpipe emissions and will require substantial sale of zero-emission cars by 2003. As far as meeting the goal of zero-emission vehicles, there is no ...
to the extent the Laws of the state in which any real or personal property owned, operated or leased by any Credit Party is located establish a meaning for “hazardous substance”, “petroleum”, “release”, “solid waste” or “disposal” which is broader than that specified in either CER...
The spectrum in sub-MeV energy range is commonly fitted by the so-called Band function [11], which is an empirical function consisting of low- and high-energy power laws, smoothly connected around the peak energy at which most of the energy is emitted. The observed photon spectra indices, ...
California laws prohibit the use of any aftermarket exhaust part or system that modifies, removes or replaces original equipment catalysts unless the California Air Resources Board has issued an Executive Order regarding such part or system or unless the part or system is exempted by being used onl...
California in January 2024 seeking to enjoin the laws on constitutional grounds. Last month, the US District Court for the Central District of California denied the groups’ motion for summary judgment. The litigation is ongoing, but the laws are likely to take effect before the lawsui...