Groups Clash Over EPA Support For L.A. Warehouse Rule Amid Litigation

Industry groups are clashing with environmentalists and Los Angeles-area air regulators over EPA’s plan to approve the region’s controversial “indirect source rule” (ISR) requiring warehouses to reduce mobile source pollution as a state implementation plan (SIP) revision. In recently filed comments, industry groups urged the agency to wait to approve the SIP revision until their legal challenge over the novel rule is resolved. While environmentalists and regional air regulators expressed support for EPA’s approval of the ISR, they are also...