Environmental

Court Rejects Weak California Central Valley Air Pollution Plan

EPA ignored newer, conflicting data when approving plan

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San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012.  In a victory for clean air advocates and residents of California’s Central Valley, a federal appeals court on Friday January 20, rejected an inadequate ozone air pollution plan for the San Joaquin Valley. The court found the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the plan was arbitrary and capricious.

The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District adopted its plan in 2004 to…

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