Listen "S2 E1: Sorting through the California Air Resources Board’s recent amendments to the Small Off-Road Engine program"
Episode Synopsis
In December, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved new amendments to the Small Off-Road Engine (SORE). California Cattlemen’s Foundation Public Policy Advocate Victoria Rodriguez joins Katie in this first episode of season two to talk about these changes and about what this means for equipment important to ranching. The new California Cattlemen’s Foundation website: http://calcattlemenfoundation.org As mentioned multiple times in the episode, a comprehensive list of equipment CARB presumes to be “farm equipment” exempt from the regulations is available at: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sore-list-determine-preempt-road-applications. Victoria’s recent comments in the Western Livestock Journal: https://www.wlj.net/top_headlines/ca-releases-draft-proposal-for-state-s-30x30-plan/article_d1945c7e-6f07-11ec-850c-5b16029f3fd9.htmlText us your comments, feedback and episode ideas!
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