California's farm belt plan to cut air pollution criticized

May 1, 2008 By GARANCE BURKE, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Environmentalists say a new plan to clean up the soot-laden air in California's farm belt would fail to adequately regulate agricultural sources of pollution.

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