Calif. air pollution board to redo report on truck regulations - Fresno Bee

Calif. air pollution board to redo report on truck regulations - Fresno Bee


SACRAMENTO -- The state's air pollution board voted Wednesday to redo a key report guiding truck regulations that was prepared by a staff member who lied about his credentials.
But the California Air Resources Board stopped short of suspending the rules while the work is repeated -- a move pushed by a Valley member of the board. Dr. John Telles has pressed his case for weeks, criticizing board staff and Chairwoman Mary Nichols for failing to reveal that the lead author of a report on health effects of soot falsely claimed a doctorate in statistics from the University of California at Davis. Hien Tran later confessed that he obtained an online degree from an unaccredited university.
The incident gave momentum to critics of the regulations, including truckers who are pushing for a delay. Nichols and other board members have defended the science behind the report, but agreed to redo it after the pressure mounted.


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