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Cummins provides US Postal Service with 8 electric vans in California

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The pilot program, made possible by a grant from the California Air Resources Board to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) and administered by CALSTART, will place the zero-emission vehicles in Fresno and Stockton.

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Electrify America announces $200M additional investment for ZEV infrastructure and education in California

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Additionally, Electrify America will strive to ensure that 35% of the investment is in low-income and disadvantaged communities, as guided by California Air Resources Board (CARB). Existing metro area investments to be expanded are: Fresno. Cycle 3 California investments. Source: Electrify America. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura.

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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 California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted a plan that demonstrates to the US Environmental Protection Agency how the San Joaquin Valley air basin will attain each of four federal standards for fine particulate matter by regulatory deadlines. The newly adopted 2018 Valley PM 2.5 tons per day of directly emitted PM 2.5

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California ARB to hold community meetings on coming LEV III combined tailpipe and GHG regulations

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The staff of California Air Resources Board (ARB) is in the process of developing a proposal for Board’s consideration later this year to amend California’s Low-Emission Vehicle (LEV) regulations. The community meetings are currently scheduled for Fresno (12 July); Pacoima (19 July); and Oakland (26 July). Earlier post.)

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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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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released the public discussion draft of the required update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan. EPA’s “Phase I” GHG standard will reduce new vehicle emissions by about 4–5% per year from 2014–2018. Earlier post.) For Class 8 heavy-duty vehicles, U.S.