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Emissions from Off-Road Diesel Equipment Are Less Than 28 Percent of Estimates

Gary Janco of member company CC Myers Inc. telling reporters about how CARB’s new off-road diesel emissions rule is hurting his business, forcing layoffs.

Gary Janco of member company CC Myers Inc. telling reporters about how CARB’s new off-road diesel emissions rule is hurting his business, forcing layoffs.

Emissions from California's construction and other off-road diesel equipment are less than 28 percent of what state officials have estimated, AGC announced Wednesday. As a result, the California Air Resources Board has no scientific justification for sticking to a new rule requiring construction contractors to spend billions of dollars on their existing equipment. Read AGC's release and supporting materials here. The news was covered by the Associated Press, San Diego Daily Transcript, and Fresno Bee, among others. For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org. [youtube=AeJnbeXeu8M,NOLINK]