The State - News from June 4, 1989

Two San Joaquin Valley counties were accused in Fresno of violating the federal Clean Air Act by failing to meet air quality standards. Three environmentalist groups--Citizens for a Healthy Environment, Sierra Club and Kern County Valley Action Network--filed suit in U.S. District Court, calling for the federal Environmental Protection Agency to impose sanctions on Kern and Fresno counties for failing to meet a 1987 compliance deadline. The suit alleges that the two counties have “consistently violated the federal health standards for ozone.”