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老牛影视Urges Congress to Take Action Against California鈥檚 Railway Emissions Ban

On May 13, 老牛影视sent a letter to Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., and the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee鈥檚 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee, urging the committee to oppose the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 authorization of new California regulations on locomotive emissions.

The regulations, implemented by the California Air Resources Board, state that all locomotives in California must be zero-emission models by 2030. Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA must approve CARB鈥檚 regulations before they can be finalized, but the agency has yet to issue a final decision.

ABC鈥檚 letter, submitted in advance of a , outlines the enormous cost of compliance with this regulation and the potential for wide-ranging impacts on key aspects of the construction materials supply chain. The letter requested that the subcommittee strongly question Administrator Regan regarding the agency鈥檚 position on the ban.

老牛影视previously joined a coalition of industry stakeholders in comments to the EPA asking the agency to deny authorization of the ban.