| A recent editorial in the San Jose
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| | editorial.
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| Mercury News focused on the pollution
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| | The proposed CARB regulations, which have
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| from diesel engines and the effect this
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| | been revised multiple times, require a
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| is having on California's air quality.
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| | contractor's diesel engine fleet to meet
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| "When it comes to air pollution from
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| | fleet average emission rate targets for
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| vehicles, it doesn't get more noxious
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| | particulate matter (PM). Large and medium
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| than the soot from diesel engines. The
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| | fleets (greater than 1,000 horsepower)
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| black particles accumulate in people's
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| | would also be required to meet fleet
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| lungs, contributing to asthma, heart
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| | average emission rate targets for oxides
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| problems and thousands of deaths in
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| | of nitrogen (NOx). Both targets decline
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| California every year.
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| | over time, requiring fleets to reduce
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| After more than a year and a half of
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| | their emissions even further.
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| crafting the language that will
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| | According to these proposed regulations a
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| constitute the new off-road diesel
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| | fleet that is unable to meet the NOx
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| equipment regulations, the California Air
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| | target, would have to turn over more than
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| Resources Board (CARB) will meet in Del
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| | 10 percent of its fleet per year. Turn
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| Mar on May 25 to decide whether to adopt
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| | over, as defined by CARB, means to
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| this language which targets what the
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| | re-power with a cleaner engine, replace a
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| Mercury calls 'smoke-belching
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| | vehicle with a new or used vehicle,
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| construction equipment - bulldozers,
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| | designate as low-use or decrease fleet
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| graders and the like - along with other
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| | size.
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| "off-road" vehicles used at airports, ski
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| | "With the current state of air quality in
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| resorts and warehouses.'
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| | California, these proposed regulations
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| Regulators would have to work with
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| | are a move in the right direction," said
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| affected industries to find ways to ease
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| | Bob Carroll, CEO of the Biofriendly
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| the expense of retrofitting or replacing
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| | Corporation. "NOx emissions are a threat
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| nearly 180,000 vehicles by 2025. Cost
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| | to the health of Californians and cost
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| estimates run from $3 billion to $13
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| | effective methods of reducing these
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| billion - a sum that could make this the
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| | emissions need to be found and
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| most expensive air regulation in
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| | implemented.
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| California history, says the Mercury
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