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ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Member Tells EPA: Diesel Emissions Rule Risks Workers' Lives

Jon Cloud testified before EPA on California's proposed diesel retrofit rule.

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ member Jon Cloud testified before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to explain how California's plan to require construction contractors to install emissions reduction kits on their off-road diesel equipment will endanger workers and force job cuts. Cloud (J. Cloud, Inc., El Cajon, Calif.) and Guy Prescott, a representative of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union Three, asked EPA to deny or delay a decision to allow the state to proceed with its off-road rule. Read ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s press release . For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.