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Clean Truck Check Announcement

The Clean Truck Check started in January 2023 with the screening of vehicles for high emissions using roadside monitoring equipment. In July 2023, CARB staff plans to release updated guidance on the next phases of the program, including the owner/vehicle reporting and compliance fee payment requirements, as well as the periodic vehicle testing requirements. Currently,Continued

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The Lowdown On The CA CORE Program

We sit down with ECO’s Director of Operations Mark Celio to talk about the California CORE program; $27 million to the California Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) to provide incentives for professional landscape services in California operated by a small business or sole proprietor.  

EPA proposes new tailpipe rules that could push EVs to make up two-thirds of new car sales in US by 2032
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EPA Proposes New Tailpipe Rules That Could Push EVs To Make Up Two-Thirds Of New Car Sales In US by 2032

CNN —  The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed ambitious new car pollution rules that could require electric vehicles to account for up to two-thirds of new cars sold in the US by 2032, in what would be one of the Biden administration’s most aggressive climate-change policies yet. The tailpipe standards would also have the effect of cutting planet-warming pollutionContinued

The big reason why the U.S. is seeking the toughest-ever rules for vehicle emissions
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The Big Reason Why The U.S. Is Seeking The Toughest-Ever Rules For Vehicle Emissions

The Clean Truck Check started in January 2023 with the screening of vehicles for high emissions using roadside monitoring equipment. In July 2023, CARB staff plans to release updated guidance on the next phases of the program, including the owner/vehicle reporting and compliance fee payment requirements, as well as the periodic vehicle testing requirements. Currently,Continued

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Manufacturing in USA and Canada: EPA vs. ECCC

We sit down with ECO Program Manager Charlie Zendner and discuss the process of certification for distribution in Canada and the US. Is one way better than the other? Let’s Discuss  

Crystal Ball
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Looking at 2023 & Beyond with the crew

We take a look at the upcoming year in engine certification compliance with our in-house experts and get their take on the upcoming program changes, discern between fact and fiction on new regulations and look into the crystal ball for what the future may hold in the emissions & compliance landscape. Listen To The Episode:

EPA cracks down on small particulates
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CARB statement on U.S. EPA proposal to strengthen health-based standards for fine particulate matter pollution, or soot

The California Air Resources Board applauds U.S. EPA’s proposal to strengthen the primary health-based national air quality standard for fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5 or soot. EPA made this proposal to revise the annual standard after conducting a careful review of the most recent health science. CARB commends EPA for striving to protect publicContinued

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CARB Approves Unprecedented Climate Action Plan to Shift World’s 4th Largest Economy from Fossil fuels to Clean and Renewable Energy

The California Air Resources Board today approved the final proposed 2022 Scoping Plan, a world-leading roadmap to address climate change that cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 85% and achieves carbon neutrality in 2045. The 2022 Scoping Plan provides a detailed sector-by-sector roadmap to guide the world’s fourth-largest economy away from its current dependence on petroleumContinued