CALIFORNIA FLEET-RULE WAIVER ALL BUT DEAD FOLLOWING EPA REVIEW

California's air resources board (CARB) is unlikely to seek a waiver from EPA to reinstate controversial first-time, district-specific "clean fuel fleet" rules judged unlawful by the Supreme Court last year, officials say. In a win for the diesel engine and vehicle industry, EPA officials told state board staffers there are at least three conditions that must be met for the South Coast air district rules to potentially qualify for a federal waiver, one of which could take up to five...