12/28/2024

California’s Diesel Rule Scam

The Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board (CARB) are riding high after exposing Volkswagen’s emission scam. But the self-proclaimed guardians are running their own regulatory racket. See their shakedown of Virginia-based trucker Estes Express Lines.

Under the Clean Air Act, the Golden State enjoys unique authority to impose stricter emission standards than the EPA, but only within its sovereign borders. Yet CARB exported its vehicle emission standards nationwide by forcing auto makers to…

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