AQMD is the air pollution control
agency for all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los
Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the smoggiest
region of the U.S. We are committed to protecting the health of
residents, while remaining sensitive to businesses.
January
20,
2012- Dr.
Paul
Bunje,
Managing
Director
of the
Los
Angeles
Regional
Collaborative
for
Climate
Action
and
Sustainability
(LARC),
discusses
LARC's
role in
climate
action
efforts.
Past Episodes
AQMD News
AQMD,
Cabazon Band sign agreement to enforce
air quality rules on tribal land near
Mecca January 18, 2012
– AQMD has reached an agreement with the
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians to
enforce local air quality regulations in
the 640-acre Cabazon Resource Recovery
Park near Mecca in the Coachella Valley.
The agreement establishes an air
sampling, monitoring and enforcement
procedure for facilities operating
within the park.
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AQMD
awards funding for eight renewable
energy projects January 10, 2012
– AQMD has approved nearly $12.5 million
to help fund eight renewable energy
projects across the Southland to support
clean air technologies such as plug-in
electric vehicles. The projects will
displace more than 11 megawatts of power
typically generated through large,
centralized fossil-fuel power plants.
This amount of electricity could power
5,000 typical homes.
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AQMD offers
consumers up to $200 to convert
wood-burning fireplaces to gas logs December 14,
2011 – AQMD is offering residents
a discount of up to $200 to convert
their existing wood-burning fireplace to
a clean-burning gas log set.
Residents living in the South Coast Air
Basin are eligible on a first-come,
first-served basis until the program
sells out.
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Gas Log Incentives
AQMD
Premieres Signature Documentary Film
“The Right to Breathe”
August 30, 2011
- AQMD premiered “The Right to
Breathe” on Aug. 30 during The Women in
Green Forum at the Sheraton Delfina
Hotel in Santa Monica. The 21-minute
film presents a powerful emotional
experience for viewers to make them
aware of the serious health effects of
air pollution while also inspiring them
to take part in air quality solutions.
Click to view “The Right to Breathe”
Trailer|
Film
Air Quality Headlines
State
News: CARB passes new vehicle emission standards January 27, 2012 – The
California Air Resources Board has approved comprehensive
new auto emission standards that include a mandate to have
1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on California
roadways by 2025. The new standards require that one in
seven new cars sold in the state in 2025 be an electric or
other zero-emission vehicle.
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National
News: NASA animation video charts modern global warming January 27, 2012 – NASA has
produced a new animated video to show how temperatures
around the globe have risen since 1880, the year scientists
call the beginning of the “modern record.” For the video,
NASA used data from its Goddard Institute for Space Studies,
which monitors global surface temperatures.
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International
News: Asthma rates from traffic-related air pollution higher
than expected January 26, 2012 – In a study
sponsored by AQMD, researchers from Massachusetts,
California and Switzerland show there is growing evidence
that exposure to traffic-related air pollution is a cause of
asthma and a trigger for asthma attacks. The study was
conducted in Long Beach and Riverside, both communities with
high air pollution levels and large roadways close to
residential neighborhoods. More
National
News: Remodeling an old house is greener than building new
one, study shows January 26, 2012 – The new
study, “The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental
Value of Building Reuse,” shows that in almost every
instance, remodeling an old building is greener than
building a new one. The study found that reusing old
buildings provides immediate climate benefits while it could
take decades for a new energy-efficient building to provide
the same benefits. More
Did you know...
it’s crucial to recycle your dead car
batteries? When a battery is recycled,
most of the lead, plastic and sulfuric
acid can be reclaimed and used in a new
battery, which saves the environment and
helps keep costs down. You can dispose
of old automotive and marine batteries
year-round through The Auto Club Battery
Collection Program. To find a battery
collection center, click
here.
AQMD
awards funding for eight renewable
energy projects
