CRITICS QUESTION ENFORCEMENT, TECHNOLOGY IN ARB OFF-ROAD VEHICLE PLAN

Draft air board regulatory concepts to crack down on construction equipment and other off-road diesel vehicles are drawing broad complaints from industry organizations and public agencies over a lack of retrofit technology, substantial economic impacts and the absence of any enforcement plan. The construction industry has floated a counterproposal that aims to ease compliance by creating a fleet averaging scheme based on individual projects, rather than forcing companies to retrofit or replace all engines over the next 10 years based...