WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION SEEN KILLING CPR PLAN TO ELIMINATE ARB

Following a California Performance Review (CPR) Commission meeting that featured strong resistance to a recommendation to eliminate the air board, several sources are predicting that the proposal will be off the table when the governor decides which concepts to pursue in his effort to streamline state government. Other Cal/EPA reorganization proposals -- such as eliminating the regional water boards and consolidating waste management regulatory oversight -- face opposition but appear to have more traction than getting rid of the air...