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AGC Calls on CARB to Rethink New Retrofit Requirements as Industry and Economy Cut Emissions

Contractors and other operators of off-road diesel equipment will exceed ambitious new emissions targets set by California officials according to new state figures released today by AGC.  New data from the California Air Resources Board indicates there is no need to impose costly new "diesel retrofit" rules forcing contractors to purchase new equipment before 2014. Read the press release and other details here. The news was covered by the San Francisco Chronicle, San Diego Daily Transcript, Engineering News-Record and The Daily Reporter, as well as the Sacramento ABC station. For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.