 WELCOME! The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is the air pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. This is the second most populated urban area in the United States and one of the smoggiest. AQMD
is committed to undertaking all necessary steps to protect
public health from air pollution, with sensitivity to the
impacts of its actions on the community and businesses. |
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AQMD News
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 Don’t
Miss Out This Winter! Take Advantage of our Healthy Hearths
Program!
More than 1,350 gas log sets have already been sold but
Southland residents still have an opportunity to get a $125
discount toward the purchase and installation of cleaner-burning
gas logs which look so realistic, they look and feel like the
real thing! For more information, check out
www.HealthyHearths.org.
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 “Green”
Tractors and Bulldozers Showcased by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, the Air Resources Board and AQMD
California is ahead of schedule in meeting a stringent
diesel emission regulation adopted by ARB in 2007 for
earth-moving vehicles. At a recent event held at a Puente Hills
landfill, about a dozen retrofitted construction vehicles were
showcased. By 2020, toxic and cancer-causing emissions will be
reduced by 74 percent.
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 California
Air Resources Board Program Seeks Students Interested in Climate
Change
Students in grades 9-12 are being encouraged to apply for a
program, sponsored by the State of California and the British
Council that connects them with “climate champions” across the
globe. Selected youth will teach people in their schools and
communities how they can reduce their carbon footprint.
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 New
2009 Cars Will Sport New Labels Indicating Their Environmentally
Friendly "Score"
Starting Jan. 1, cars sold in California will sport a label
showing their smog and global warming “scores.” Consumers will
now be able to use the simple ranking system, based on a scale
of 1-10, to help them choose a vehicle that saves gas and
reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
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 Commuter
Website Full of Useful Tips To Get You Where You Are Going
Looking for a carpooler? Want to find a bus route? Need
current traffic information? You can get all this and much more
at www.commutesmart.info
Southern California’s commuter solution. Log on today
to learn how easy it is to share a ride and improve your
commute!
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 New
Proposed Rule Will Further Reduce Particulate Emissions from
Local Cement Plants
AQMD is in the process of strengthening its
Rule 1156
after elevated levels of hexavalent chromium were found in dust
blowing from a cement facility in Riverside. The new rule would
require ambient air monitoring, wind monitoring and a 24-hour
halt on “clinker” material handling if wind gusts exceed 25 mph.
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