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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  has scheduled a workshop to solicit ideas for reducing emissions from idling cargo-handling equipment at the region's ports and rail yards.

The agency already has regulations to control emissions from cargo-handling equipment while in full operation; this set of regulations would limit diesel emissions from equipment with engines in idle in vain.
- Chaucer.

See also: Idle
 mode while between jobs.

Cargo-handling equipment is used to transfer goods, or perform maintenance and repair activities and includes equipment such as transfer vehicles, cranes, top handlers, side handlers, forklifts and loaders.

The workshop is to be held at California Environmental Protection Agency The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) was created in 1991 by Governor Pete Wilson, through an executive order.[1] The agency combined six board, departments, and offices into one cabinet-level office:[2]
 headquarters in Sacramento on Sept. 16; for more information, log on to the Air Resources Board's Web site at arb.ca.gov/ports/cargo.

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) 549-5225, ext. 227.
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Title Annotation:REGULATION WATCH; Air Resources Board's seminar on emissions control
Comment:Port workshop.(REGULATION WATCH)(Air Resources Board's seminar on emissions control)
Author:Fine, Howard
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Sep 7, 2009
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