The Latest On: Ozone
For Whom The Road Tolls: Is It Fair To Put A Price On Freeways?
Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice: “We need a systemic shift in vehicle technology. We need a radical transformation.”
Next On The Chopping Block: Tightened Restrictions On Smog
Terry McGuire, Senior Legislative Representative, Policy & Legislation: “If the models bear out and we have more hot days in the future, then we’re going to have longer ozone seasons in a lot of parts of the country.”
Earthjustice: Smoggy Skies Act A Handout to Big Polluters At Expense of Public Health
Groups Sue EPA Over Clean-Air Delay
Seth Johnson, Attorney, Earthjustice: "Every state in the country did what they were supposed to do. Now, it's time for EPA to do what it's supposed to do, and that is to issue designations under the statute and start the implementation process. ... EPA's independent science advisers unanimously said that the 2008 standard was too weak to satisfy the statutory requirements."
Health and Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Its Delay of Clean Air Protections for Millions
California Regulators Weigh Whether The State Needs More Power Plants
Angela Johnson Meszaros, Staff Attorney, California Regional Office, Los Angeles: “As our city struggles with the worst smog we’ve seen in years, we appreciate that LADWP is taking some much-needed time to reassess its plans to build fossil fuel power plants. We look forward to the day that LADWP announces that we are going to power our city with 100% clean energy.”