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arbcombo -- ARB Petition to U.S. EPA for updated emission standards for locomotives
Posted: 14 Apr 2017 13:48:37
ARB petition to U.S. EPA for more stringent locomotive emission standards. On April 13, 2017, Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols submitted a petition to U.S. EPA urging federal action to establish more health-protective emission standards for locomotives. The focus of this request is to accelerate the movement to zero- and near-zero emission locomotives. Proposed emission standards would cut toxic and smog-causing emissions by 85% for diesel particulate matter (PM) and 66% for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) below current ‘Tier 4’ levels. Newly manufactured locomotives would also have some zero-emission mile capability, reducing harmful diesel emissions in railyards, and benefitting the disadvantaged communities around them. California is requesting that U.S. EPA respond by Summer, 2017. The full petition to the U.S. EPA is at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/railyard/railyard.htm Background: New locomotives are regulated by U.S. EPA. U.S. EPA first established emission standards applicable to locomotives and locomotive engines in 1998, and the standards were last revised in 2008. The current Tier 4 line haul locomotive standard is effective for locomotives manufactured in 2015. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Kozumplik at: (916)322-6019 or via email at: jen.kozumplik@arb.ca.gov You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the following lists: ab32publichealth, board, cargo, cc, commerce-cherrp, ej, ej-prp, gmbond, harborcraft, hcm, hdghg, loco, maritime, onrdiesel, porttruck, railyard, rsc-ghg, sfti, shipincin, shorepower, sip, tru, vsr, westoakland, wilmington-cherrp.