Deadline extended.Cargo handling equipment owners at the state's ports and rail yards have been granted another reprieve reprieve (rĭprēv`): in law, see pardon. to solve a stubborn problem: How to dispose of To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use. See also: Dispose old yard trucks, forklifts and equipment that have been taken out of use because they no longer meet state emission standards Emission standards are requirements that set specific limits to the amount of pollutants that can be released into the environment. Many emission standards focus on regulating pollutants released by automobiles (motor cars) and other powered vehicles but they can also regulate . Under a 2005 measure adopted 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 , cargo handling equipment owners are required to sell, scrap or move old equipment out of state and switch to newer equipment between 2007 and 2010, depending on the age of the equipment. But it proved expensive to scrap or move the old equipment and difficult to find buyers, especially as trade volumes began to plummet after last fall's financial crisis. So, in January, the Air Resources Board granted cargo-handling equipment owners a grace period of 18 months to dispose of their old equipment, provided all batteries, oil and fuel were removed. Yet even this grace period proved insufficient as the trade crisis deepened and old equipment was still sitting on terminals and rail yards. So, late last month, the Air Resources Board extended the grace period to a maximum of three years. Staff reporter Howard Fine Howard Fine (November 28, 1958) is an American acting teacher, the founder of the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood, CA, and also a theatre director. Early Life Howard Fine was born on November 28, 1958 in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the youngest of 5 children. can be reached at hfine@labusinessjournal.com or at (323) 5495225, ext. 227. |
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