ELR Citation: ELR 20058
No(s). 06-50422 (9th Cir. Mar 4, 2008)

The Ninth Circuit upheld an individual's conviction and sentence for unlawfully importing R-12 freon, an ozone-depleting substance. The individual was properly convicted for violating 40 C.F.R. §82.4, a regulation promulgated under the Clean Air Act (CAA) that prohibits the importation of “Class ...