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The Honorable Troy E. Nehls, Chairman, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Washington, DC 20515.
The Joint Associations strongly oppose EPA granting CARB's request.
Dear Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Wilson and Members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials:
The same analysis determined that the In-Use Locomotive Regulation will require California to invest between $780-$830 million or up to $2.1 billion in added power capacity just in California.
It serves, not just as an answer, but a statement of the persisting injustice and disproportionate burdens placed on so many communities of color.
Every year, extreme weather events strike with increasing frequency and severity as sea levels continue to rise.
According to CARB's own analysis, the rule would require both BNSF and Union Pacific to replace their entire fleet of locomotives nationwide to comply with the regulation, which will cost billions, with a B, billions of dollars, and will…
Unfortunately, the Biden administration and the State of California remain intent on pushing an unwanted, radical Green New Deal agenda on the American people, regardless--regardless--of the cost and consequences to our economic and…
In my opinion, CARB, in their development of the regulation, did not consider the interplay of their regulation with previous public investments made to reduce locomotive emissions.
We urge EPA to carefully consider the feasibility of the CARB rule as well as its potential impacts on freight shippers.
Unfortunately, the Biden Administration and the State of California remain intent on pushing an unwanted, radical Green New Deal agenda on the American people, regardless of the cost and consequences to our economic and national security.
The industry's response to this regulation should not be to sue CARB.
This is alarming as hostile actors like China, Iran, and Russia can receive the funding to use as they please.
In business, you don't want to sell off an empty shelf, and you want to have products that people want to buy.
You are voting in opposition to any fossil fuel projects.
Small businesses are burdened right now, so please take a look at that.