WASHINGTON — A subcommittee of the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has scheduled a hearing this Thursday on California regulations that would require zero-emissions locomotives in the state beginning in 2030.
The focus of the hearing by the Investigations & Oversight Subcommittee is clear from its title: “Environmentalism Off the Rails: How CARB Will Cripple the National Rail Network.” (CARB is the California Air Resources Board, which has set the new regulations.) Scheduled to appear are the heads of the heads of the two major industry trade groups, Ian Jefferies, CEO of the Association of American Railroads, and Chuck Baker, president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. Also slated to testify is Dr. Tyler Dick of the Texas Railway Analysis & Innovation Node at the University of Texas.
The hearing is set for 2 p.m. ET at Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building. A live stream will be available here.
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