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CA braces for tougher fed air-quality rule

April 19, 2010, Fresno, CA
– Federal officials are expected in August to announce a new ozone standard
that local air leaders say is virtually impossible to achieve by the 2031
deadline.
April 19, 2010, Fresno, CA
– Federal officials are expected in August to announce a new ozone standard
that local air leaders say is virtually impossible to achieve by the 2031
deadline.

The new standard would be
up to 30 percent tougher than an earlier threshold — which the San Joaquin
Valley Air Pollution Control District is struggling to meet by 2024.

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