Anti-Smog Agency Allows Companies To Pollute By Purchasing Credit
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Southern California's anti-smog agency overwhelmingly approved a controversial plan that would allow companies to pollute by purchasing emission credit.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District voted 10-1 to approve trading credits, the third time they've voted on an issue that has sparked lawsuits in the past.
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The Clean Air Act allows for the creation of a market where a company that reduces pollution can sell the credits to other facilities that produce emissions.
But opponents like Angela Johnson Meszaros, of California Communities Against Toxics, says the decision creates a serious negative impact on public health.
The battle is joined over a controversial decision by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Adrian Martinez, of the Natural Resources Defense council, says the problem goes too far. They are one of several environmental groups considering legal action.
