RAILROADS RIP NEW SOUTH COAST ATTEMPT TO REGULATE EMISSIONS

September 16, 2005
Railroad companies are blasting a new rulemaking by the South Coast air district to regulate multiple emissions at their facilities, repeating arguments that such action is preempted by federal law and saying it jeopardizes a recent memorandum of understanding (MOU) with state air officials to reduce emissions. The district's efforts may lead to a court challenge that could test a local air district's ability to regulate various railroad activities as an indirect or area-wide source under the state's toxic hot...


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