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Old 07-21-2021, 05:23 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JSH View Post
You must have missed the part of my post where I mentioned the new CARB HD NOx regulations finalized last year that drop allowed HD NOx by 90%

CARB has an all of the above approach. Apparently they can walk and chew gum at the same time.



Looks like progress to me:


Air quality in California is MUCH better than it used to be. That doesn't mean more work isn't necessary.
Everyone else was just able to do it better, faster, more efficiently, with less money and without creating a clearly failed bureaucracy.
That's why they; California still owns the top 7 spots for worst in the country. 20 years ago I think they had the top 8 spots, so I guess that's something, not much, but good job any way (not really).
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