Communities for a Better Environment v. South Coast Air Quality Management District 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 285 April 15, 2020 California’s Second Appellate District, in a well-written opinion, held that a CEQA baseline for a refinery was properly mea…
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On July 18, 2019, the California Department of Industrial Relations, Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“Board,” also known as “Cal/OSHA”), adopted emergency regulations designed to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke.
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May 2018 California Assembly Bill 617, adopted by the state Legislature in 2017, requires stationary air sources to track and report emissions of criteria and toxic pollutants on an annual basis. The California Air Resources Board is beginning the ru…
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