LOS ANGELES EYES RESTRICTIONS TO PROTECT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

Industry officials are blasting as overly strict a proposal by air regulators in Los Angeles that would place new risk thresholds and restrictions on the construction or relocation of industrial facilities within 1,000 feet of schools. The dispute is the latest test for California's use of the so-called precautionary principle in setting environmental controls, with proponents of the plan saying it represents a major breakthrough in environmental justice policies intended to protect children and other "sensitive" sub-populations. Floated in a...