Fearing Adverse Precedent, States Warn EPA Over Plan To Reject L.A. SIP

California and other state and local officials are warning EPA not to finalize its proposed disapproval of a state implementation plan (SIP) revision for the Los Angeles area to meet 1997 ozone standards, charging it would set an adverse precedent by requiring permitting offset sanctions and loss of federal highway funds. The “ramifications of the proposed disapproval of the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s [SCAQMD] Contingency Measure Plan are vast, as the proposed disapproval has the potential to result...