about air quality when I was growing up in one of the smoggiest cities in CA (in the Inland Empire) and possibly the U.S.  At school the P.E. teachers made us exercise even in second stage smog alerts (which was supposed to be a no-no.)  For twenty years I inhaled that gunk, then I moved to a less smoggy area, Los Angeles.
 Why should Arvin be any more deserving of clean air than any other city in CA that has crappy air?

There is no need to put people in danger by exposing them to a toxic environment for another decade.

 Yes, and that includes other places with major air pollution such as the Inland Empire and Richmond (in the Bay Area.)  Stop disriminating.