Air regulators fine Valero Benicia refinery $3.25 million for multiple air quality violations

The Valero refinery in Benicia was issued fines totaling $3.25 million for multiple air quality violations and ongoing ...
Hoodline

Benicia Smackdown: Air Cops Hit Valero With $3.25 Million Pollution Tab

Air regulators fined Valero’s Benicia refinery $3.25M and ordered public fenceline monitoring amid the site’s wind‑down.
The Telegraph

Southern California air regulators reject rules to phase out gas furnaces and water heaters

FILE - A person with a dog walks along a trail as a layer of smog blankets downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) — Air quality regulators ...
Los Angeles Business Journal

Regulators, Businesses Clear the Air With Compromise

How often does a fight between L.A. air quality regulators and small business result in a solution that protects both air quality and jobs? Not often enough. However, a recent decision by the South ...
LAist

As SoCal air regulators try to phase out polluting appliances, the gas lobby fights back

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Update, 3:56 p.m. Friday: The South ...
KTLA

Air regulators reverse rule that allowed major polluters in Southern California to avoid paying fees

Southern California’s major polluters will be forced to pay millions in fees after air regulators voted on Friday to undo a controversial rule that made major sources immune from penalties. Since the ...
Yahoo

Southern California air regulators reject rules to phase out gas furnaces and water heaters

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) — Air quality regulators in Southern California voted 7 to 5 to reject rules that would have curbed harmful emissions from gas-powered furnaces and water heaters, but the ...