ARB DETAILS PROPOSAL REQUIRING LOW-SULFUR DIESEL IN BOATS, TRAINS

Air board officials this week unveiled details to their proposal to require harbor craft and some locomotives to use ultra low-sulfur diesel fuel, which is aimed at reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx), particulate matter (PM) and sulfur oxides (SOx). Railroad representatives earlier this year raised questions about whether the rules will impact fuel availability and whether federal authority to regulate locomotives may preclude the state rules. Air Resources Board staff proposed this week that a standard for diesel fuel having a...