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Date
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Actions
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| 06-24-09 | The
Air
Resources Board reached a settlement with AutoZone West, Inc. for
$90,000 in March for selling non certified aftermarket catalytic
converters from AutoZone stores in California. |
| 06-18-09 | The
Air
Resources Board fined the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System $47,750 for diesel vehicle emissions violations. |
| 06-17-09 |
The
Air
Resources Board fined the Monsanto Company $4,000 for diesel engine
emissions violations that occurred in 2007 and 2008 at fleet centers in
San Juan Bautista and Williams, California. |
| 06-01-09 |
The
Air
Resources Board fined Robertson's Ready Mix $65,700 for diesel truck
emissions violations during 2007 and 2008 at its Southern California
facilities including Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange and
San Diego Counties. |
| 06-01-09 |
The
Air
Resources Board fined Silver State Trailways $15,750 for diesel engine
emissions violations that occurred in 2007 and 2008. |
| 05-21-09 |
The
Air
Resources Board fined the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority $162,000 for diesel vehicle emission
violations during 2006 and 2007 at its Los Angeles terminals. |
| 05-21-09 |
The
Air
Resources Board fined United Rental Inc. $166,800 for diesel emissions
violations that occurred throughout the state in 2007 and 2008. |
| 05-11-09 |
The Air
Resources Board fined Sunrise Ford, a dealership with outlets in North
Hollywood and Fontana, $175,000 for illegally modifying 2005 through
2007 model year light- and medium-duty vehicles with an aftermarket
device before the vehicles were sold. |
| 05-07-09 |
The Air
Resources Board has fined Sierra Pacific Industries for diesel truck
emissions violations 2007 and 2008. |
| 04-16-09 |
The Air
Resources Board fined Nissan Motor Company $4.4 million for failing to
meet requirements concerning the diagnostic equipment that monitors
tailpipe emissions on most of its 2005-2007 models - more than 450,000
vehicles. |
| 04-08-09 |
The Air
Resources Board recently fined a Central Valley environmental services
company $14,250 for diesel smoke emissions violations. |
| 04-02-09 |
The Air
Resources Board fined an Antioch, California cement company
$10,875 for failing to inspect its diesel trucks for compliance with
the state's smoke emission standards. |
| 04-02-09 |
The Air
Resources Board has fined Minatta Transportation of Cotati, California
$8,500 this month for diesel truck emission violations that occurred in
2007. |
| 04-02-09 |
The Air
Resources Board fined a consortium of sand car sellers $600,000
for its members' illegal engine and vehicle sales between 2006 and 2008. |
| 03-30-09 |
The Air
Resources Board fined the Temecula Valley Unified School District
$18,500 for failing to inspect its diesel truck and bus fleet in 2006
and 2007. |
| 03-30-09 |
The Air
Resources Board fined the Ventura County Transportation Commission
$5,000 for excess diesel emissions in its transit vehicle fleet. |
| 03-30-09 |
The Air
Resources Board fined Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus $21,000 for
failing to test, measure and maintain records of smoke emissions from
its heavy duty diesel transit fleet in 2006 and 2007. |
| 03-27-09 |
The
Air Resources Board fined Loomis Armored US $16,000 for failing to
properly inspect its diesel trucks in 2007 and 2008. |
| 03-20-09 |
The
Air Resources Board fined Britz-Simplot Grower Solutions $16,500
for diesel truck emission violations throughout it's Central Valley
facilities. |
| 03-17-09 |
The
Air Resources Board fined a Los Angeles area waste collection company
$22,500 for emissions violations in 2007. |
| 03-17-09 |
The
Air Resources Board has fined Tulare County Area Transit $5,250 for
failure to inspect its diesel bus fleet for smoke emissions during 2006
and 2007. |
| 03-12-09 |
The
Air Resources Board fined a Pleasanton, CA soil stabilization
company $12,000 for failure to inspect their diesel trucks for
compliance with the state's smoke emissions standards. |
| 03-10-09 |
The
Air Resources Board fined an Imperial County crop harvesting company
$10,000 for diesel truck emission violations. |
| 03-04-09 |
The Air
Resources Board fined a San Joaquin Valley public transit agency
$6,500 for excessive diesel emissions and record keeping violations. |
| 03-02-09 |
The
Air Resources Board has fined Victor Valley Transit Authority $3,500
for failure to inspect its diesel truck fleet for smoke emission during
2006. |
| 02-23-09 |
The
Air Resources Board has fined an Oxnard-based trucking firm
$6,000 for diesel truck emission violations that occurred in
2006. |
| 02-17-09 |
The
Air Resources Board has fined San Francisco-based Bajaj USA $4,350 for
selling imported motor scooters with incorrect emissions labels. |
| 02-17-09 |
The Air Resources Board
has fined the City of Carmarillo $5,250 for diesel truck inspections
violations in 2006 and 2007. |
| 02-11-09 |
The
Air Resources Board fined a southern California transit authority
$17,500 for excessive diesel emissions and recordkeeping violations. |
| 01-09-09 |
The
Air Resources Board has fined CSK Auto, Inc $600,000 for selling
windshield washers fluid throughout the state that does not comply with
the state's clean air regulations. |
| 12-10-08 |
The
Air Resources Board announced that it has fined Command Delivery System
$54,000 for air quality violations at the company's Walnut, Calif.,
terminal. |
| 11-17-08 |
The Air Resources Board
fined the City of Oxnard $12,375 for diesel emissions violations that
occurred in 2006 and 2007. |
| 11-04-08 |
The
Air Resources Board fined the City of Palmdale this
week $18,500 for diesel emissions violations that occurred in 2006 and
2007. |
| 10-30-08 |
The
Air Resources Board fined security company Dunbar
Armored, based in Hunt Valley, Md., $36,375 for diesel truck emission
violations at numerous locations in the Bay Area and Southern
California. |
| 10-27-08 |
The
Air Resources Board fined Sears Holding Corporation $600,000 for
selling portable fuel containers and windshield washer fluid throughout
the state that failed to meet Air emissions requirements. |
| 10-17-08 |
The
Air Resources Board fined a Fresno, Calif.-based farm
service comply $114,000 last week for failing to inspect its truck
fleet for diesel emission violations in 2006 and 2007 throughout the
Valley.
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| 10-01-08 |
The
Air Resources Board fined Airgas, Inc., a multipurpose
based in Radner, Penn., $43,000 for diesel truck emissions violations
that occurred in 2006 and 2007 throughout California. |
| 09-29-08 |
The
Air Resources Board has fined Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., a
hazardous waste disposal provider and cleaning products
manufacturer, $43,500 for diesel truck emissions violations
that
occurred in 2006 and
2007 throughout California. |
| 09-26-08 |
The
Air Resources Board fined Bimbo Bakeries USA of Fort Worth,
Texas, $305,250 for truck fleet air quality violations that occurred in
2006 and
2007. |
| 09-16-08 |
Shasta
Nissan Subaru in Redding, Calif., was fined $34,750 by the Air
Resources Board for illegally modifying engines from 2004
through 2007 on their light- and medium-duty vehicles with
aftermarket parts before they were sold. |
| 09-12-08 |
The Air
Resources Board fined Munroes Motors of San Francisco $112,000 for
illegal sales of off-road motorcycles. |
| 09-12-08 |
In
two separate cases, The Air Resources Board fined
Illinois-based Navistar, Inc., more than $281,000 for clean-air
violations.
|
| 09-05-08 |
The
Air Resources
Board has fined a Cameron Park, Calif., propane distributor
$36,375 for diesel truck emissions violations. |
| 08-12-08 |
The
Air Resources
Board has fined Clougherty Packing/Farmer John, of Los Angelers,
$63,300 for failure to comply with diesel truck emissions and transport
refrigeration unit requirement. |
| 08-07-08 |
The
Air Resources
Board fined Universal Waste System, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs, Calif.,
$13,500 for failing to inspect its diesel fleet for excess emissions
and complying with state regulations for trash trucks. |
| 07-29-08 |
The Air Resources
Board fined DS Waters of America, Inc., $74,250 for violations of
California's clean air laws that require
heavy-duty vehicle owners to inspect their diesel fleets. |
| 07-22-08 |
The Air
Resources
Board has fined Don E. Keith Transportation, a transportation firm
based in Bakersfield, $9,750 for
diesel truck emissions violations that occurred in 2005. |
| 07-15-08 |
The
Air Resources Board penalized Baja Motorsports
for $14,000 for improperly labeling their Blitz mini-bikes without
California emissions certification labels. |
| 06-25-08 |
The Air Resources
Board has fined the City of Pasadena $23,250 for diesel emissions
violations that occurred in 2005. |
| 06-05-08 |
The Air Resources Board has
fined Henkels & McCoy, Inc., a construction firm based in Blue
Bell, Penn. $10,000 for diesel emissions violations
that occurred in 2006 and 2007 throughout California. |
| 05-29-08 |
The Air Resources Board fined Apria Health
Care headquartered in Lake Forest, Ca, $14,000 for violations of
California's clean air laws requiring diesel fleet
owners to maintain the exhaust systems of their truck engines. |
| 05-20-08 |
The Air Resources
Board fined Ohio-based Blaster Chemical Company $158,000 for selling
illegal rust-removing spray around the state. |
| 05-20-08 |
The Air Resources Board fined
Regency Conversions of Fort Worth, Texas, $27,500 following the
discovery of illegally modified vehicles for sale
at five dealerships scattered throughout the state. |
| 05-13-08 |
The
Air Resources Board last week penalized Source Interlink and Wingfoot
Commercial Tire Systems for $41,625 for violations of California's
Periodic Smoke Inspection Program, which requires owners of
California-registered trucks to regularly inspect their vehicles to
meet state air quality standards. |
| 05-09-08
|
The
Air Resources Board fined Costco Wholesale Corp., of Issaquah, Wash.,
$40,200 last week for failure to comply with state transport
refrigeration unit laws. |
| 05-05-08
|
The Air Resources Board last week imposed Crown
Disposal Company, Inc., with more than $88,000 in fines for a two-year
failure to inspect their diesel trucks for compliance with the state's
smoke emissions standards, and for violation of trash hauler rules. |
| 05-01-08
|
Service Rock Products paid $42,000 to settle truck
emissions violations that occurred in the high-desert area of
California in 2005 and 2006. |
| 04-21-08
|
The Air Resources Board closed over 3,400 enforcement
actions totaling nearly $30 million in penalties against entities doing
business in California in 2007, a five-fold increase over 2006
penalties that resulted in more than 100 tons of emissions reductions. |
| 04-17-08
|
Mex-Cal Truckline, also known as Cal-Mex International
Broker, Inc., has settled with the State Attorney General's Office for
$50,000 for failing to comply with state air quality laws. |
| 04-07-08
|
The Air Resources Board recently fined New Bern
Transport Corporation, one of Pepsi Bottling Group's overland trucking
contractors, $280,125 for violating air quality laws during 2006-2007. |
| 02-14-08
|
C.K Transport of Lucerne Valley and VRGS Trucking of
Fontana recently settled with the Air Resources Board for $4,000 and
$4,125 respectively for failing to properly inspect their heavy duty
diesel trucks for compliance with the state's smoke emissions standards. |
| 12-17-07
|
The Air Resources Board is warning consumers this
holiday season to not purchase air purifiers or air cleaning devices
that intentionally generate ozone. Consumers may unknowingly purchase
these "ozone generators" from advertisers touting the so-called
benefits of "activated oxygen' that can make the air inside your home
"as fresh as the air after a thunderstorm." |
| 12-11-07
|
Todd Plumbing, Inc. of Visalia recently settled with
the Air Resources Board for $5,625 for failing to properly inspect its
heavy duty diesel trucks for compliance with the state's smoke
emissions standards. |
| 10-11-07
|
The Air Resources Board last month settled with A.L.
Gilbert Co. and the City of Visalia for a total of more than $30,000
for failure to self-inspect their diesel trucks for compliance with the
state's smoke emissions standards. |
| 10-10-07
|
Brinks, Inc., agreed to pay $147,000 in a settlement
agreement with the Air Resources Board for failure to self-inspect
their diesel trucks for compliance with the state's smoke emissions
standards. |
| 10-02-07
|
The ARB, U.S. EPA, and the North Coast Unified Air
Quality Management District today announced a $5 million settlement
with Evergreen Pulp, Inc. which will protect air quality by reducing
emissions of particulate matter and hazardous air pollutants from its
Eureka wood pulp mill by approximately 340 tons annually. |
| 08-22-07
|
The Air Resources Board recently reached a $700,000
settlement with auto manufacturer Saleen, Inc. of Irvine, California,
for selling vehicles not certified to California regulations, which can
affect tailpipe emissions and negatively impact air quality. |
| 08-14-07
|
The Air Resources Board recently settled with four
companies operating in California for a collective $321,875 for failing
to properly inspect their diesel truck fleets. |
| 08-06-07
|
Sierra Pacific Industries, a lumber company
headquartered in Redding, California recently paid $13 million to
settle allegations of air quality violations at four of the company's
Sierra foothills sites. |
| 07-31-07
|
The Air Resources Board announced today that it has
negotiated a settlement with Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Los Angeles
for $528,500 as a result of failure to properly inspect its diesel
truck fleet for smoke emissions. |
| 07-24-07
|
Union Pacific Railroad, headquartered in Omaha, NE,
recently paid $120,000 for violations of regulations requiring
companies to inspect and verify that their diesel trucks in California
meet state exhaust limits. |
| 03-30-07
|
The Air Resources Board has reached a $225,000
settlement with Macco Adhesives, owned by The Glidden Company, for
their role in distributing in 316,231 units of Liquid Nails Clear Small
Projects & Repair Adhesive with volatile organic compound
emissions that exceeded clean air regulations. |
| 03-12-07
|
The Air Resources Board has settled with Husqvarna
Outdoor Products (HOP) for a total of $281,600 for selling engines in
California that violate state air quality standards. |
| 01-30-07
|
The Air Resources Board announced that Cummins Engine
Company has paid $1,092,500 for allegedly violating its 1998 settlement
agreement with CARB to perform clean air projects and certify its
engines to reduce smog-forming emissions such as NOx (oxides of
nitrogen). |
| 01-26-07
|
The Air Resources Board has negotiated a settlement
with Jesse James of West Coast Choppers for $271,250 for the sale of
new and custom-built motorcycles that were not certified to the state's
strict emissions standards. |
| 04-05-06
|
AG Lockyer Files Criminal Charges Against Techland
Testing for Submitting False Certificates |
| 01-18-06
|
The Air Resources Board reaches settlement agreements
with American Power Products, CSK Auto Inc. (Kragen Auto Parts),
Homelite, and California Auto Dealers Exchange, LLC |
| 01-09-06
|
Portable Services Company Settles with the Air
Resources Board for $100,000 |
| 12-21-05
|
Chrysler Agrees to
Recall OBD Systems and Extend Catalytic Converter Warranties on More
Than 90,000 Trucks and Vans |
| 12-16-05
|
Attorney General
Files $20 Million Complaint Against Yamaha |
| 05-16-05
|
Insecticide Producer
United Industries Corporation, Settles with Payment of $100,000 for VOC
Violations |
| 02-03-05
|
Air Quality
Regulators Settle with Lowe s, Sam s Club, and RMC Pacific Material for
Violations |
| 01-31-05
|
The Air Resources
Board Begins Enforcement of Idling Vehicle Rule |
| 01-03-05
|
$500,000 Settles VOC
Violations by MOC Products Corporation |
| 12-21-04
|
$404,500 Settles
Off-Road Engine Violations by John Deere, Komatsu Zenoah, and Vantage
Power Vehicles |
| 12-02-04
|
Reckitt Benckiser, Spot Remover Manufacturer, Settles
with Payment of $165,000 for VOC Violations |
| 12-01-04
|
Three Motorcycle Distributors, Indian Motorcycles of
Long Beach, South Bay Triumph, and Bay Area Custom Cycles, Settle
$610,000 in Smog Violations |
| 11-04-04
|
Two Diesel Fleet Companies,Valley Environmental
Services and Irish Construction, Settle Emissions Violations |
| 07-08-04
|
Air Quality Violations: $105,000 in Settlements for
Sale of Non-Certified Products |
| 04-21-04
|
Six Transit Agencies Pay Clean Air Violation Fines |
| 04-21-04
|
Two Custom Chassis Companies Pay Settlements |
| 04-14-04
|
Wal-Mart Pays Settlement for the Sale of Uncertified
Small Off-Road Engines |
| 03-29-04
|
The Air Resources Board Settles Five Enforcement Cases
for $154,000 |
| 02-17-04
|
Building Materials Manufacturer Pays $350,000 Settlement |
| 01-21-04
|
Volkswagen Pays $552,500 Settlement |
| 12-09-03
|
Auto Manufacturers Pay $110,000 in Settlements |
| 11-06-03
|
Conair Corporation Settles with Paymanet of $225,000 |
| 09-08-03
|
Enforcement Action Settlements Total More Than $200,000 |
| 08-15-03
|
Cleaner Air at California Schools: Bus Idling
Restrictions Now Enforced |
| 07-21-03
|
Mazda of America Agrees to $1 Million Settlement |
| 06-11-03
|
Car Rental Companies Pay $185,000 in Settlements |
| 02-13-03
|
The Air Resources Board Requires GM Warranty Extensions
on 700,000 '96-'01 SUVs, Trucks and Vans |
| 02-07-03
|
Recreational Vehicle
Manufacturers and Dealers Pay Penalties Totaling $88,525 |
| 01-31-03
|
Ford Settles with Air Board: Pays $1.14 Million |
| 11-13-02
|
Furniture Polish
Manufacturer to Pay $47,500 Settlement |
| 11-06-02
|
Shelby American
Settles with $140,000 |
| 09-19-02
|
Automotive Coatings
Manufacturer Pays $350,000 Settlement |
| 09-19-02
|
John Deere Settles with Payment of $200,000 |
| 07-26-02
|
Recreational Vehicle
Manufacturers and Dealers Pay Penalties Totaling $131,000 |
| 07-24-02
|
Gas Can Manufacturer Ordered to Cease and Desist |
| 05-21-02
|
Equilon Enterprises
pays $55,000 for Air Quality Violations |
| 05-06-02
|
Enforcement of Air
Pollution Protection Laws Leads to $72,300 in Fines |
| 05-02-02
|
Hyundai to Extend
Emission Warranty |
| 05-01-02 |
$400,000 Paid to
Settle Hair Product Case |
| 04-16-02 |
Grey Market Auto Ring Fined $1 Million |
| 03-05-02 |
Toyota Agrees to Pay
$7.9 Million Settlement |
| 01-30-02 |
Motorized Scooter
Company Fined $100,000 |
| 01-03-02 |
Air Quality Violations Settled for $55,000 |
| 11-28-01 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Two Air Quality
Violation Cases Totaling $85,000 |
| 10-31-01 |
Ford Motor Co. Pays $150,000 for Emissions Labeling
Case Settlement |
| 09-18-01 |
$75,000 Fine to be
Paid by Trash Company |
| 08-27-01 |
The Air Resources Board Reaches $200,000 Settlement
with Garden Equipment Manufacturer |
| 03-26-01 |
Media Advisory - ARB Sun Valley Truck Enforcement |
| 11-17-00 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Air Quality Violation
with Subaru |
| 05-26-00 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Air Quality Violation
with Volvo |
| 03-21-00 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Air Quality Violations
for the Winter |
| 11-22-99 |
The Air Resources Board Announces Recall of 2,700 1994
Saturns |
| 11-10-99 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Air Quality Violations
for the Month of October |
| 10-19-99 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Air Quality Violations
for the Month of September |
| 09-14-99 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Air Quality Violations
for Summer 1999 |
| 08-13/2-99 |
Corrected Kia Recall
New Release |
| 08-13-99 |
The Air Resources Board Orders Recall of 26, 539 Kia
Vehicles |
| 08-11-99 |
The Air Resources Board Announces Smoking Vehicle
Program |
| 07-20-99 |
The Air Resources Board Settles for More than $1
Million in El Centro Asbestos Case |
| 07-01-99 |
The Air Resources Board Diesel Program Marks First
Anniversary |
| 06-15-99 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Air Quality Violations
for the Month of April |
| 01-29-99 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Air Quality Violations
for the Month of December |
| 01-28-99 |
The Air Resources Board Reaches Settlement on Clean Air
Plan |
| 01-07-99 |
ARB's Heavy Duty Vehicle Inspection Program Working for
Cleaner Air |
| 10-22-98 |
The Air Resources Board Reaches Settlement with Six
Diesel Manufacturers |
| 10-14-98 |
Nine Oil Companies Accused of Selling Non-The Air
Resources Board Gasoline in Southern California |
| 09-11-98 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Air Quality Violations
for the Month of August |
| 09-02-98 |
The Air Resources Board Orders Repair Plan for 330,000
Toyota and Lexus Autos |
| 08-21-98 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Fuel Violation Case
with Equilon Enterprises |
| 08-04-98 |
The Air Resources Board Reaches $250,000 Settlement
with Mitsubishi |
| 07-28-98 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Air Quality Violations
for the Month of July |
| 07-10-98 |
The Air Resources Board Settles with Redding Petroleum
Over Illegal Diesel Fuel Sales |
| 07-07-98 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Allou Health and Beauty
Care, Inc. Hair Spray Case |
| 06-08-98 |
The Air Resources Board Announces Settlement with Honda
to Extend Emission Warranties |
| 06-04-98 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Kiwi Brands and COSTCO
Consumer Products Enforcement Cases |
| 06-03-98 |
State Starts up "Smog Check" for Diesel Trucks and Buses |
| 06-02-98 |
Media Advisory - Diesel Truck Bus Smoke Inspections
Begin |
| 05-29-98 |
Media Advisory - Roadside Inspection of Heavy-Duty
Diesels |
| 04-20-98 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Gelson's and Mayfair
Hair Spray Case |
| 02-19-98 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Ventura Drug Store Hair
Spray Case |
| 02-04-98 |
The Air Resources Board and GM Settle on Illegal
Vehicle Sales |
| 01-09-98 |
The Air Resources Board Negotiates Voluntary Recall of
GM Trucks |
| 12-11-97 |
The Air Resources Board Approves Diesel Truck and Bus
Inspection Programs |
| 06-18-97 |
The Air Resources Board Announces GM Recall |
| 06-03-97 |
The Air Resources Board Announces $1.3 Million
Settlement with General Motors |
| 08-07-96 |
The Air Resources Board Announces GM Recall |
| 08-25-94 |
The Air Resources Board Settles Additive Violation
Notice with Unocal |
| 04-19-93 |
The Air Resources Board and Mendocino County Settle
Compliance Complaint with Masonite |
| 11-17-92 |
State and Local Air Quality Officials Reach Settlement
Over Emission Violations |
| 10-01-92 |
State and Local Air Quality Officials Settle Imperial
County Pollution Violations |
| 08-13-92 |
The Air Resources Board Reaches Settlement with Oil
Company Over Anti-Smog Rule Violations |
| 11-08-90 |
The Air Resources Board Sets Smog Check Style Anti-Soot
Tests for Big-Rig Diesels |
| 01-12-90 |
The Air Resources Board Reaches Settlement with Isuzu |
