February 12, 2024
A southern California air quality agency has agreed to introduce a new rule that would impose penalty fees on sources that contribute to the area's ozone problems, resolving a Clean Air Act citizen lawsuit filed by environmental groups.
October 16, 2023
The Southern California's South Coast Air Quality Management District has urged a judge to toss a suit accusing it of failing to adopt mandatory pollution fees for the region's largest polluters under the Clean Air Act, saying only the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can enforce the act's provisions.
August 17, 2023
Environmental groups have accused Southern California's South Coast Air Quality Management District of failing to adopt mandatory pollution fees for the region's largest polluters, even though the agency has failed to meet federal ozone standards for more than 20 years.