Court Denies Farmers’ Air Quality Exemption
A federal appeals court has denied a request by California farmers who wanted to be exempted from a federal air quality permitting program until legal wrangling was resolved.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the request by the California Farm Bureau Federation earlier this month.
In July, the Farm Bureau filed a lawsuit to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from starting an air quality permitting program that would require farmers to do more costly monitoring and reporting of pollution.
The ultimate disposition of the lawsuit is still pending.
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