Groups File Suit Over EPA Clean-Air Plan
Several environmental groups joined in a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, contending that the plan it approved to clean the air in the San Joaquin Valley was weak.
The plan was the first approved by the EPA to target particulate matter, a chronic problem in the valley. The tiny specks, mostly from dust and diesel engine emissions, have been linked to asthma, other serious respiratory problems and even death.
The lawsuit by the group Earthjustice on behalf of several organizations, including the Latino Issues Forum, Medical Advocates for Healthy Air and the Sierra Club, contends that the plan does not meet minimum standards of the federal Clean Air Act.
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