CARB had nothing to do with it. Federal rules that led to cat converters, fuel injection and computer controls on autos and trucks are almost solely responsible for reduced smog in the LA and San Bernadino basins. CARB was responsible for detuned cars that ran poorly and produced even more smog than 49 state cars once the "new" wore off.
I don't know where you get your information but it does not relate to the real world.
No-CARB seems to be the organization everyone hates. California had stricter standards than Federal standards. In addition-the smog requirements for a long time on a STATE LEVEL were more strict than the Federal level. Your the one who hasn't all the facts. Next time you walk through a junk yard find a hood from a 70's era anything-under that hood will be something as follows-"This vehicle meets ALL FEDERAL STANDARDS AND CALIFORNIA STANDARDS". For a few years there were only California Cars that had more controls on them than others-to be sold only in California. It was also CARB who mandated that the VOC's in industrial chemicals be severally cut back or completely eliminated-I was in an industry that had to deal with this-again those regulations were on a state level-not Federal as we could sell our chemicals legally out of state.
If your going to hate-get your facts straight.
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The
California Air Resources Board (
CARB or
ARB) is the "clean air agency" in the
government of California. Established in 1967 when then-governor
Ronald Reagan signed the Mulford-Carrell Act, combining the Bureau of Air Sanitation and the Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board, CARB is a department within the
cabinet-level
California Environmental Protection Agency.
The stated goals of CARB include attaining and maintaining healthy
air quality; protecting the public from exposure to toxic air contaminants; and providing innovative approaches for complying with air pollution rules and regulations. CARB has also been instrumental in driving innovation throughout the global automotive industry through programs such as its
ZEV mandate.
One of CARB's responsibilities is to define
vehicle emissions standards. California is the only state permitted to issue emissions standards under the federal
Clean Air Act, subject to a waiver from the
United States Environmental Protection Agency. Other states may choose to follow CARB or the
federal vehicle emission standards but may not set their own.
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