California Air Resources Board Archives - Page 2 of 9

Lumber Liquidators Pays $2.5 Million to Settle Clean Air Claims

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Hardwood flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators has paid the California Air Resources Board (CARB) $2.5 million to settle CARB claims that Lumber Liquidators sold composite wood products that exceeded the state’s formaldehyde limits. Lumber Liquidators says it has not sold these products since May 2015. “Consumer safety is our top priority ... Read more »

EPA May Force VW to Build Electric Cars in US

February 22, 2016February 22, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Volkswagen may have to build electric vehicles in the US to make up for installing illegal defeat devices in about 600,000 diesel engine cars that allowed them to cheat emissions standards. German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reports the EPA has asked VW to produce electric vehicles as its plant in ... Read more »

Cummins Develops First MidRange Engine to Reduce NOx Emissions 90%

October 7, 2015October 6, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Cummins Westport’s ISL G Near Zero NOx natural gas engine is the first MidRange engine in North America to receive emission certifications from both the EPA and the California Air Resources Board that meet the 0.02 g/bhp-hr optional Near Zero NOx Emissions standards for medium-duty truck, urban bus, school bus ... Read more »

California Readopts Low Carbon Fuel Standard

September 29, 2015September 28, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The California Air Resources Board has re-adopted a low carbon fuel standard, which requires a statewide 10 percent reduction by 2020 in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels. The low carbon fuel standard is a key piece of California’s plan to enact Gov. Jerry Brown’s mandated 50 percent cut in ... Read more »

VW Used ‘Defeat Device,’ Beat Clean Air Act

September 21, 2015November 4, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Volkswagen used software that circumvents emissions testing for certain air pollutants, according to the EPA, which issued the automaker a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act on Friday and ordered VW to recall almost half a million cars on the road. The notice of violation alleges that four-cylinder ... Read more »

Tesoro Fined $1M for Violating Gasoline Rules

July 14, 2015July 13, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Tesoro has paid $1,014,000 in penalties for violating California’s reformulated gasoline regulations, according to the state’s Air Resources Board. Tesoro, the second-largest independent refining and marketing company in the Western US, supplied gasoline in violation of state regulations from two Tesoro refineries and one terminal for a period of 52 ... Read more »

First Commercially Ready Ship Emissions Capturing System Approved

July 6, 2015July 2, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Clean Air Engineering-Maritime (CAEM) has received California Air Resources Board (CARB) approval for the first commercially ready ship emissions capturing system called the Maritime Emissions Treatment System (METS). The METS-1 is CAEM’s first-generation system. It is mounted and deployed from a barge that is positioned alongside ships berthed at the ... Read more »

Hybrid Drive System Improves Refuse Fleet Fuel Economy up to 50%

June 29, 2015June 26, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Parker Hannifin, which manufactures motion and control technologies and systems, has received approval from the California Air Resources Board to sell the RunWise Advanced Series Hybrid Drive System under a dual-name executive order including the Parker Hannifin RunWise system, paired with the Cummins 2015 model-year engine. These certified hybrid vehicles ... Read more »

Nestlé Waters Cuts Emissions with Alt Fuel Delivery Trucks

November 10, 2014November 10, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Nestlé Waters North America has bought five propane autogas beverage trucks for its Los Angeles location. The trucks will deliver Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water to area businesses and residents. The beverage company purchased the propane autogas trucks for several reasons including wanting an alternative fuel system that maintains full factory ... Read more »

Hyundai, Kia Pay Record $100M GHG Fine

November 4, 2014November 3, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Hyundai and Kia will pay a record $100 million penalty to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations based on their sale of close to 1.2 million vehicles that will emit approximately 4.75 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in excess of what the automakers certified to EPA. In addition to ... Read more »

Bay Area Lawmakers May Force Refinery Emission Cuts

October 20, 2014October 17, 2014 by Ken Jennison

San Francisco Bay Area lawmakers are moving forward with rules that would cut emissions at refineries as much as 20 percent, in a move that the industry worries may cut operational flexibility, according to SFGate. One rule proposed by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District board last week would ... Read more »

Walmart, 18 Other Companies Fined for VOC Emissions

June 27, 2014June 27, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Nineteen companies including Walmart and Bumble and Bumble have been fined a total of $233,175 for air pollution violations in California, according to the Air Resources Board. The 19 cases involved companies manufacturing or selling consumer products that exceeded California’s standards for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), amounting to more than 11 ... Read more »

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