California farmers have reduced a key component of smog by 1,349 tons by replacing old diesel tractors with cleaner-running farm equipment. Within the past two years, a program through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has helped replace 814 aging tractors with newer equipment. The result is a reduction in smog that is the equivalent to removing 408,000 cars from California highways. (The Mercury News) Read more.
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