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Press Release: Victory September 22, 2021

CA Superior Court Ruling Closes Dangerous Loophole for Petroleum Refineries

Court orders Valley Air to comply with state mandates on monitoring refinery emissions
The San Joaquin Valley has some of the nation’s worst air quality, failing to meet federal health standards for both ozone (smog) and particulate pollution.
(EPA / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release: Victory October 26, 2018

U.S. District Court Rules in Favor of Community Groups in Response to EPA Complaint

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has 30 days to find that California agencies have failed to submit clean air plans for the San Joaquin Valley
The San Joaquin Valley has some of the nation’s worst air quality, failing to meet federal health standards for both ozone (smog) and particulate pollution.
(EPA / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release October 26, 2018

Reglas del Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos a favor de grupos comunitarios en respuesta a una queja en contra de la EPA

La EPA tiene 30 días para reconocer que las agencias de California no han presentado planes de aire limpio para el Valle de San Joaquín
document October 24, 2018

Clean Air Act Deadline Enforcement: Court Order Directing U.S. EPA to Issue Findings

It is hereby ordered and declared that: Defendants Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Mike Stoker, Regional Administrator, Region 9, EPA, are in violation of…
document September 18, 2018

Complaint: PM2.5 Deadline

This action is brought under the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401–7671q, to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take the statutorily required action of making findings…
A smoggy day in California's Central Valley
(dangerismycat / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Press Release September 18, 2018

Groups Charge EPA with Failing to Enforce Air Standards

San Joaquin Valley’s air is the most toxic in the state
Smog obscures the San Joaquin Valley below Sequoia National Park. Despite persistent air pollution in the valley, the head of the district's Air Pollution Control testified against stronger regulations.
(Ed Keith/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Article October 28, 2015

Smoggy California District Lobbies Congress to Weaken the Clean Air Act

The head of one California air district went to Washington, D.C., to try to weaken the “impossible to meet” standards of the Clean Air Act, on the same day the…
A smoggy day in California's Central Valley in January, 2015.
(dangerismycat / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Article June 12, 2015

Officials in California’s San Joaquin Valley Fail to Protect Kids from Air Pollution

The South Coast air district used updated risk data to better protect children from toxic air pollutants, while the San Joaquin Valley air district used that same data to double…
Smog hangs over the hills where cattle graze in the San Joaquin Valley, Calif.
(Richard Thornton / Shutterstock)
Article April 3, 2015

California Air District Blames Overseas Pollution for Local Air Quality Challenges

The local air district in California’s San Joaquin Valley blames ozone pollution from overseas, rather than lax regulation at home, for the valley’s notoriously poor air quality.
An aerial view of smog in Los Angeles, Calif. (Robert S. Donovan / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Article February 5, 2015

A Disgusting Day to Breathe in L.A.

The Los Angeles region is currently experiencing dirty, filthy and downright disgusting air. It's time for stronger air regulations.
document October 15, 2014

Court Document: PM2.5 Pollution Challenge

A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the EPA today, asking a federal court to require the agency to protect Southern California communities from hazardous…
A child receives treatment for asthma. Fine particulate matter can easily be inhaled deep into the lungs, even absorbed into the bloodstream, where they can cause a host of negative health impacts, including heart and lung disease, and asthma.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Article October 15, 2014

There’s Something Bad in the Air

A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, asking a federal court to require the agency to protect LA and San Joaquin…
Oil and gas fields in California's Central Valley.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Article August 29, 2014

Valley Air District Will Miss Soot Deadline

Well, it happened. As we predicted back in June, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District officially has no hope of attaining the 1997 soot standard by the Dec.…
An industrial plant in the Central Valley. Why would an agency tasked with cleaning up the air to protect public health spread misinformation to the citizens who depend on it?
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Article July 2, 2014

San Joaquin Valley Agency Blows Hot Air

An unfortunate incident shows both how much advocates have achieved—and how much more work we have to do in the San Joaquin Valley.
Article February 7, 2014

Agreement To Clean Up California Freight Pollution

Ships, trucks and trains to clean up their act under new plan.
A child suffers from asthma.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
video August 10, 2013

This Is How Asthma Feels

Millions of Americans suffer from asthma. However, most people don't know how brutal it is to live with the disease. Breathing is a fundamental right, yet every day air pollution…
document January 22, 2013

Soot Power Plant Decision

document October 19, 2012

Petition for Review: SJV Ozone Fee