An opinion today from the California Fifth District Court of Appeals: Association of Irritated Residents v. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control Dist., No. F03956 (Nov. 11, 2008). The case involves whether a local air pollution control agency must “actively” assess the impacts of agriculture “volatile organic compounds” (aka cow waste) before adopting air pollution control rules. The court held that it must.
But what really grabbed me was the plaintiff: “Association of Irritated Residents.” (Oh, I get it: “AIR”). Reminds me of those catchy names plaintiff’s groups often use (see, e.g., United States v. SCRAP (Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures), 412 U.S. 669 (1972)), and the cheeky acronyms that float around the land use arena to describe motivation (e.g., NIMBY), which we discussed in this post.
But I think “Association of Irritated Residents” is the best. Pretty much one-size-fits-all.