Perspective
Jul. 14, 2010
Bay Area Air District Sets Thresholds For Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Bay Area Air District's new thresholds for greenhouse gas emissions mark a significant development in pollutant emissions regulation but may ultimately conflict with other important policies, write Mike Durkee and Tom Tunny of Allen Matkins.
On June 2, 2010, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) became the first regulatory agency in the nation to approve guidelines that establish thresholds of significance for greenhouse gas emissions from proposed development projects. The guidelines also establish levels of significance associated with other pollutant emissions. These actions mark a significant development in the way greenhouse gas and other poll...
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