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2 new measures aim to take diesel trucks off Southern California roads
Environment Mar 04, 2021
(FILE) A semitruck turns into an Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Two measures, including an indirect source rule addressing warehouses and another related to the electrification of diesel trucks, are coming up for review in March and April 2021. (File photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Two sweeping air pollution regulations aimed at removing smog-causing diesel trucks from Southern California roadways and warehouses are being released for public review within the next 30 days.
The measures are part of an executive order issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom to have only zero-emission trucks and buses — most would be electric — on the roads by 2045. The changeover would impact 2 million medium- and heavy-duty trucks operating in California, including about 500,000 in Southern California.
