Ex-Bay Area regulators say pollution fines cut, records destroyed

摘要

Two former Bay Area air quality regulators say district officials destroyed records showing polluters were let off the hook for fines. In a claim to be filed today with the district and state, a precursor to a potential lawsuit, Michael Bachmann, a former record-keeping manager, and his former assistant, Sarah Steele, said they objected to the practice at the Air Quality Management District and were subsequently fired.