Topic: California Air Resources Board

California’s Air Quality Plan to be Rejected by the EPA

Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to disapprove plans developed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). They are set to reject California's plan because the emission reductions rules have not been submitted to EPA for review. EPA needs California ...

What is a CNG Conversion Kit?

A CNG conversion kit alters a vehicle with a conventional gasoline or diesel internal combustion engine to run on compressed natural gas ? a less expensive and more environmentally clean alternative to traditional gasoline and diesel. Others opt to have a professional ...
The Foss Maritime Company is adding a second energy efficient hybrid tugboat to its Southern California fleet. Its first hybrid vessel, the Carolyn Dorothy, was launched in 2009 and at the time it was believed to be the first and only tugboat ...

What is OBD-II?

OBD-II is a system used in automobiles to monitor various components of the vehicle, detect malfunctions, and store the information in the vehicle’s on-board computer to be recovered later by a service technician. This came about in response to Congress passing the ...
Report: Most Americans still live in areas with unhealthy air despite progress reducing smogSix in 10 Americans — about 175 million people — are living in places where air pollution often reaches dangerous levels, despite progress in reducing particle pollution, the American ...

New Green California Building Code

The first mandatory green building standards code has been adopted by the state of California. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) estimates that the mandatory requirements will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of 3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide ...

CARB's ATCM Goes National

KCMA Voices Support As with most things eco-friendly in the kitchen and bath world, California is paving the way for " Last month, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced legislation to adopt the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Airborne ...
Calif. bans high-emission paint thinners, aerosols in attempt to lessen smog, improve healthCalifornia air regulators approved strict regulations Thursday for aerosol air fresheners, paint thinners and solvents as a way to lessen smog-forming emissions and reduce a health threat.The state Air Resources ...
What is a portable fuel container? The EPA estimates that there are about 80 million PFCs in use in the United States.. The EPA regulations are based on requirements started in Califormia by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in 2000 and ...

How to Recycle Anything

In 1969, Ohio's garbage- and oil-laden Cuyahoga River was so polluted it caught fire. For instance, in the past decade, there has been a 45% reduction in cancer risk in California, due in part to the decrease in air and water pollutants, ...
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