JUDGES PONDER POTENTIAL FIP FOR SAN JOAQUIN PM-10 CONTROL

Three federal appellate court judges are considering whether to direct U.S. EPA to draw up a federal implementation plan (FIP) for San Joaquin Valley to reduce particulate matter (PM), based on arguments by environmental attorneys that both EPA and the district have violated the Clean Air Act for years. A FIP would be significant because it would take away flexibility afforded local air district officials to choose which rules to require over the next five years to attain the PM...