CARB OKs Plan To Delay Valley PM Attainment By Five Years Amid Outcry

California Air Resources Board (CARB) officials are approving a state implementation plan (SIP) for the San Joaquin Valley to meet federal fine particulate matter (PM2.5) standards that includes a five-year extension to 2030 to meet one of them, despite vocal opposition by dozens of environmental and equity groups. “The story of Clean Air Act attainment in the San Joaquin Valley is one of delay, neglect, and repeated failures to meet nearly every single Clean Air Act requirement put in place...