WASTE INDUSTRY SEEKS FUNDING HELP FOR ARB DIESEL TRASH TRUCK RULE

A landmark 2003 particulate matter (PM) rule governing garbage trucks is prompting new calls by the waste industry for the air board and local governments to aid waste haulers in paying for diesel truck emission reduction technology. Local governments and the state should share the costs of retrofitting and replacing polluting trash trucks, industry argues. The rule is significant because it is one of the state's first diesel emission reduction measures, and is seen as a model for future board...