California Opens Re-Evaluation of Flawed South Coast Air District ``Fleet Rules'' Barring Clean Diesel Alternative.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Industry to Make Case For Clean Diesel's Progress, Potential, Availability and Cost-Effectiveness America's diesel industry expressed confidence today that a decision by the California Air Resources Board California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the "clean air agency" of the state of California in the United States. Established originally in 1967, it is a part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, an organization which reports directly to the California (CARB) to open a 45-day public comment period on natural gas-only "fleet rules" implemented by local air quality regulators provides the Schwarzenegger Administration an opportunity to examine the realities of clean diesel technology's environmental progress, potential, availability and cost-effectiveness as an emission reduction alternative. Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, noted that the South Coast Air Quality Management District's fleet rules were approved in 2000 and 2001. Since then, industry has made continuing strides in producing cleaner engines and fuels and is on track to meet stringent federal emission reduction mandates that take effect in 2007. "The South Coast AQMD's de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. ban on clean diesel was flawed flaw 1 n. 1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness: a flaw in the crystal that caused it to shatter. See Synonyms at blemish. 2. from the outset for several reasons, foremost being the fact that there is no environmental benefit to be gained by dictating the use of natural gas-powered engines over clean diesel power. The District simply chose not to acknowledge the tremendous technology transformation that diesel has undergone in the last decade, and the reality that clean diesel will be as clean as natural gas when the new federal standards take effect. "By requesting a waiver The voluntary surrender of a known right; conduct supporting an inference that a particular right has been relinquished. The term waiver is used in many legal contexts. from the state, the District has provided the Schwarzenegger Administration an opportunity to place science and fact above outdated perceptions about diesel. Today's diesel-powered trucks and buses produce eight times lower emissions than those built just 15 years ago. By 2007, on-highway diesel engines will produce near-zero emissions and will be certified See certification. to the same emissions standards as natural gas. "The State of California has wisely adopted fleet modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, mandates that allow all engine and fuel technologies to compete to meet emission reduction standards. By rejecting the District's policy of denying public and private fleet operators in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, the option to select either clean diesel or natural gas fleet vehicles, CARB can advance both environmental and economic objectives." The Diesel Technology Forum represents manufacturers of engines, fuel and emissions control Emissions control may refer to:
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