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The areas of California with the highest health related risks in exposure to diesel pollution are those that are the most densely populated air basins. Half of California's diesel pollution illnesses occur in the South Coast. 45% of the State's population resides here, and they breathe 30% of particulate matter and nitrogen oxide (NOx).
While California waits for the EPA to act, more than 1,200 trucks have obtained new registrations to move cargo at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year; 90% run on diesel.
The program is a joint effort between the California Air Resources Board, the California Bureau of Automotive Repair, and the California Department of Motor Vehicles. A Smog Check is not required for electric, diesel powered manufactured before 1998 or weighing over 14,000 lbs, trailers, motorcycles, or gasoline powered vehicles 1975 or older ...
Energy prices are also viewed as rising more slowly than in 2023. A week ago, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in California was $5.88. Friday, it was $5.67, and a year ago, it ...
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The Clean Air Act of 1963 (CAA) was passed as an extension of the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955, encouraging the federal government via the United States Public Health Service under the then-Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) to encourage research and development towards reducing pollution and working with states to establish their own emission reduction programs.
The California Air Resources Board proposal would require all new medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2040. California seeks to ban sales of diesel big rigs in a ...
Along a 10-block stretch of Mission Street, a thriving illicit market formed, where sidewalk vendors sell cheap stolen items. In 2023, a San Francisco district supervisor issued a 90-day ban on sidewalk vending on Mission Street after Public Works inspectors tasked with regulating them were subjected to violent threats.