ARB petition to U.S. EPA for more stringent locomotive emission
standards.
On April 13, 2017, Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols
submitted a petition to U.S. EPA urging federal action to
establish more health-protective emission standards for
locomotives. The focus of this request is to accelerate the
movement to zero- and near-zero emission locomotives. Proposed
emission standards would cut toxic and smog-causing emissions by
85% for diesel particulate matter (PM) and 66% for oxides of
nitrogen (NOx) below current 'Tier 4' levels. Newly manufactured
locomotives would also have some zero-emission mile capability,
reducing harmful diesel emissions in railyards, and benefitting
the disadvantaged communities around them.
California is requesting that U.S. EPA respond by Summer, 2017.
The full petition to the U.S. EPA is at:
https://www.arb.ca.gov/railyard/railyard.htm
Background: New locomotives are regulated by U.S. EPA. U.S. EPA
first established emission standards applicable to locomotives
and locomotive engines in 1998, and the standards were last
revised in 2008. The current Tier 4 line haul locomotive
standard is effective for locomotives manufactured in 2015.
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Kozumplik at:
(916)322-6019 or via email at: jen.kozumplik@arb.ca.gov
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