( May 7, 2026, 3:07 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California terminated a consent decree and dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of environmental nonprofits against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after confirming that the agency issued final rules finding that the San Joaquin Valley failed to attain the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and approving Smog Check Contingency Measure State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions....