South Air Coast Air Quality Management District

Moving to counter arguments that their 20-year clean air plan would cost business and consumers too much to implement, regional air quality officials said Thursday that the proposal would save Southern Californians $9.4 billion a year in health-care costs. The savings estimate, contained in a new analysis by a team of specialists led by a California State University economist, far exceeds the $2.

Moving to counter arguments that their 20-year clean air plan would cost business and consumers too much to implement, regional air quality officials said Thursday that the proposal would save Southern Californians $9.4 billion a year in health-care costs. The savings estimate, contained in a new analysis by a team of specialists led by a California State University economist, far exceeds the $2.