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California warehouses required to cut emissions in one of the nation’s smoggiest regions, air quality board votes
A Southern California air quality board voted Friday to require large warehouses to drastically cut diesel emissions in an apparent first-of-its-kind regulation to reduce pollution in the nation’s smoggiest region.
“About half of the air pollutants that contribute to smog come from the goods movement industry, with the largest source being heavy-duty trucks heading to warehouses across Southern California,” South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Executive Officer Wayne Nastri said in a statement.
“After many years of development, today’s adoption of the warehouse rule is a major step towards reducing air pollution and protecting the millions of people directly impacted by this type of pollution.”