New Rules Require Southern Calif. Facilities To Alert Locals to Health Risks From Toxic Emissions
On Friday, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board approved rules that will subject dozens of Southern California facilities -- such as aerospace plants, metal factories and oil refineries -- to reduce toxic emissions or notify local residents of the health risks posed by their operations. The rules follow new guidelines from California environmental officials that estimate toxic air contamination has caused the cancer risk to triple.
- "Air Quality Rules Tightened After Cancer Risk Found To Be Three Times Higher" (Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 6/5).
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