EPA Approves California’s Controversial Harbor Craft Emissions Rule Despite Industry Safety Concerns

gCaptain ^ | January 9, 2025 | Mike Schuler

[artichokegrower]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the majority of California’s waiver requests for its controversial Commercial Harbor Craft (CHC) rule, marking a significant shift in maritime emissions regulations despite strong industry opposition.

The January 6, 2025 decision authorizes California to enforce specific provisions of the 2022 CHC Amendments under the Clean Air Act, affecting a wide range of vessels including pilot boats, research vessels, workboats, and commercial fishing vessels.

The rule, initially approved by CARB in March 2022, requires tugboats and commercial harbor craft to be equipped with EPA Tier 4 engines and Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs). However, the mandate has sparked significant controversy within the maritime industry, particularly regarding safety and feasibility concerns.

[artichokegrower]

In the last days of the Biden Administration he is going to shut down California ports

[HYPOCRACY]

How does the EPA feel about the burning of the largest city in America?

[SPDSHDW]

Truckers complained about the t4 engines. Said the same thing. No one listened to them, and no one is going to listen to the Boaters either.

[Carry_Okie]

Maritime reliability is no flippant matter.

Enviro-virtue-signaling knows no limits; they don't give a flip.

[A strike]

“How does the EPA feel about the burning of the largest city in America?”

Are you kidding? They LOVE it, all for it !!

[ridesthemiles]

DICK SIMON TRUCKING REFUSES TO DELIVER TO CALIF-—FOR SOME TIME NOW.

THEY WILL TAKE A LOAD TO THE BORDER -—NO FURTHER

TRUMP WILL NEED A DOZEN HELPERS TO GET US BACK ON TRACK-— ON THESE KINDS OF ISSUES ALONE.

[eyeamok]

Maybe it’s time to just SHUT the Ports down. You couple this with the mandates on new trucks having to be electric to enter the ports, and it’s going to be one giant shit show in California.

[SPDSHDW]

Simply pulling all EPA waivers that the Ecohole of CA has, is a helluva start. Refuse to allow CA to mandate more stringent regulations.

[The Antiyuppie]

Cut their budget 50% each year until they get the message.

[PAR35]

It’s California. Just donate all the tugs and pilot boats to Ukraine. They are no more essential than firefighting equipment in Los Angeles.

[citizen]

Did not the Supreme Court nix laws via regulation?

[calljack]

This will destroy the sport fishing industry. You can’t run these engines in a wooden hull boat. Too hot. 90+% of the commercial sport fishing boats are wooden. See ya later.

[SunkenCiv]

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