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Clean-air plan for San Joaquin Valley first to meet all federal standards for fine particle pollution; $5B in incentive funding required

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The newly adopted 2018 Valley PM 2.5 A suite of measures to reduce emissions of NO x from flares, including flares at refineries, oil fields and landfills, internal combustion engines and boilers, among other sources. Plan is expected to result in significant improvement in air quality by 2024.

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CARB draft of updated AB 32 Scoping Plan for climate change actions post-2020; pushing for greater transportation reductions

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Successfully reducing emissions in the freight sector can, and must, support the competitiveness of California’s logistics, warehousing, trucking, and shipping industries, while effectively integrating with the national and international freight transportation system. —Discussion Draft. For Class 8 heavy-duty vehicles, U.S.