Posted on 07/28/2011 7:15:43 PM PDT by Rabin
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with Caterpillar Inc. to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations for shipping more than 590,000 highway and non-road diesel engines without the correct emissions controls. Caterpillar also allegedly failed to comply with emission control reporting and engine-labeling requirements. Caterpillar will pay a $2.55 million penalty, continue a recall of non-compliant engines, and reduce excess emissions… Caterpillar (must also recall the) non-compliant engines to install the correct ATDs and correct the fuel injector and fuel map settings. In addition to the recall.
(Excerpt) Read more at yosemite.epa.gov ...
Truly, the power to regulate is the power to crush. Stroke of a pen, law of the land.
R.
yes.
a study shows that california regulations cost $500 billion per year.
businesses are leaving the state in droves.
it’s called “deindustrialization.”
And the government war on industry and capitalism continues. The EPA should be abolished!!
Mexico will be happy to have caterpiller and all the new jobs.
“My dear and beloved friend Lindsey Graham is coming on shortly...”
CLICK.
Wrong thread, forgive.
Idiot government!
“Mexico will be happy to have caterpiller and all the new jobs.”
Even better, China will be more than happy to take those stinky engines, and hire people to use the equipment in which they reside to build their country. Why should we be involved at all?
You have to give the EPA credit, they are doing the maximum amount of damage they can, while they can. I have a certain amount of respect for dedication.
I believe Caterpillar recently quit making tractor trailer engines altogether because of the emissions requirements.
My sister has two School Bus’s with caterpillar Engines.
Theyu are junk. The things are constantly in the shop because the emissions crap they loaded on them keep giving trouble. A Regen system they call it. Cat had to take a perfectly good engine and screw it up to make it to Gov.t Standards. Take that crap off and she would have a good piece of equipment.
This is nothing more than a shakedown by the government.
This government action ought to teach them not to make Obama look bad.
I read elsewhere that the engines shipped without fuel programming software. That does not mean, however, that the engines are actually violating emissions standards and is another example of EPA overreach. They are mandating an expensive recall in order to fix a non-existent problem.
You are correct, I understand Cat has stopped producing all truck tractor engines, and all engines that were in stock were purchased by Halliburton (Whom I do contract work for) for replacement engines for their fleet of Kenworth trucks that use Cat engines.
One more nail in our coffin....
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a study shows that california regulations cost $500 billion per year.
businesses are leaving the state in droves.
it’s called “deindustrialization.”
Also known as "extortion".
Which might be why they left the crap off, they probably got tired of the complaints and warranty costs.
Along with many other agencies, eleminate the EPA and fire all that work for it!!!
I guess it would have killed the EPA to have indicated the timeframe in which these violations are said to have occurred. It’s hardly news to CAT and other companies when EPA rule changes become effective, after all, this is their business. This makes it sound like CAT was sneaking around willfully disregarding the rules while I suspect the truth is more subtle than that.
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