California Challenges San Bernardino Air Cargo Facility Used by Amazon
Attorney General Rob Bonta said the original decision conflicts with existing environmental law and puts the local community at risk from harmful diesel truck and jet emissions.
Amazon is running a large air cargo and warehousing operation at San Bernardino airport. [Courtesy: San Bernardino International Airport]
Key Takeaways:
California's Attorney General has petitioned a federal appeals court to rehear its lawsuit challenging a major Amazon air cargo facility at San Bernardino International Airport.
The state argues the facility's approval was based on a flawed environmental analysis by the FAA, which understated the air pollution impacts from increased truck and jet traffic.
California claims the project disproportionately harms the health of local, often low-income and minority, communities already vulnerable to pollution.
The petition aims to overturn a previous 9th Circuit decision that allowed the project to proceed, arguing the court's prior ruling conflicted with environmental law and precedent.
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com.
The state of California on Monday petitioned a federal appeals court to rehear its lawsuit challenging a new air cargo facility at San Bernardino International Airport (KSBD) that is home to a major package hub in Amazon’s air network.
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Eric is the Air Cargo Market Editor at FreightWaves. An award-winning business journalist with extensive experience covering the logistics sector, Eric spent nearly two years as the Washington, D.C., correspondent for Automotive News, where he focused on regulatory and policy issues surrounding autonomous vehicles, mobility, fuel economy and safety. He has won two regional Gold Medals from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for government coverage and news analysis, and was voted best for feature writing and commentary in the Trade/Newsletter category by the D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. As associate editor at American Shipper Magazine for more than a decade, he wrote about trade, freight transportation and supply chains. Eric is based in Portland, Oregon. He can be reached for comments and tips at ekulisch@freightwaves.com
