ELR Citation: ELR 20253
No(s). 07-0820 (E.D. Cal. Sep 18, 2008)

A district court held that the Clean Air Act (CAA) does not preempt a local air district rule that requires developers to reduce nitrogen oxide and particulate matter emissions from their projects or to pay a fee to offset such emissions. The rule is not a standard subject to CAA §209. It neith...