Warehouses Must Limit Pollution After California Settlement

April 18, 2022, 8:21 PM UTC

Warehouse projects face dozens of new pollution restrictions in Fontana, Calif., after a settlement resolved allegations that the city violated the California Environmental Quality Act, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday.

The settlement resolves claims in lawsuits filed by the state attorney general’s office and the Sierra Club over approval for a warehouse project.

The settlement aims to protect a nearby high school and the surrounding Southern Fontana community from industrial pollution by requiring Fontana to adopt an ordinance with the state’s strictest environmental rules for future warehouse development.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District, which oversees Fontana, ...

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