No Idling: California Air Resources Board Adopts New Off-Road Diesel Rule

In an effort to reduce airborne diesel pollution, the California Air Resources Board has adopted a "no idling" rule for in-use off-road diesel-fueled vehicles, limiting idling for such vehicles to no more than 5 minutes.  The new rule will go into effect June 16, 2008.  This rule adds to a host of other off-road diesel-fueled vehicle regulations to reduce diesel particulate matter and criteria pollutant emissions.

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