SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY DISTRICT RECONSIDERS EXPENSIVE WINERY CONTROLS

The San Joaquin Valley air district, home to some of California's largest wineries, has agreed to consider less expensive ways to reduce ozone-forming emissions at the vineyards than those outlined in a draft rule, which could have set a national precedent requiring each fermenter to be retrofitted with expensive control devices. Instead, the district has put together a draft alternative compliance plan that allows vintners to pay into a mitigation fund or make pollution reductions elsewhere, such as through cleaner...