CLIPI Case - City of Riverside v. Ruckelshaus

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U.S. District Court orders federal and state agencies to prepare air quality improvement plans by which the LA Air Basin will meet rigorous Clean Air Act standards despite difficulty and expense of attainment.

In The News

Featured in LA TImes…. LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Steven Roberts, New York Times, August 3, 1972

Los Angeles Times, August 14, 1972

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