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SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, among the smoggiest regions of the U.S. We are committed to protecting the health of residents, while remaining sensitive to businesses.
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Register to attend the “Making Sense of Sensors” Conference
Register to attend the “Making Sense of Sensors” Conference to be held September 27-28 at SCAQMD offices, to share the latest information on air quality sensors.
Special Air Monitoring in Compton
SCAQMD has launched an initiative to assess levels of hexavalent chromium near metal-processing facilities in the Compton area.
SCAQMD Responds to Rancho Cucamonga Natural Gas Leak
Inspectors were dispatched and took measurements and an air sample to assess air quality near a natural gas leak in Rancho Cucamonga
SCAQMD Certifies Final EIR for Tesoro Refinery Integration Project
SCAQMD has certified the final environmental impact report (EIR) for a major project to fully integrate Tesoro’s refinery facilities in Wilmington and Carson.
Residential Electric Lawn Mower Rebate Program
SCAQMD is offering a year-round electric lawn mower rebate program. After-purchase rebates range from $150-$250 depending on the base price of the new mower. The program application is available now.
Updates on the Torrance Refinery
Updates on Ongoing Air Pollution Investigation in Paramount
Informational conference calls will be held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
Sunshine Canyon Landfill
Updates on Exide
The latest regulatory updates for the Exide secondary lead smelting facility in Vernon.
Air Quality Sensor Performance Evaluation Center (AQ-SPEC)
Learn more about the nation’s first comprehensive evaluation center to test commercially-available low-cost air quality sensors.
Compliance assistance, training and financial encouragement, and less-polluting technology, products and equipment
Partnerships, research and funding to expedite cleaner technologies and clean-burning fuels
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has filed a petition for an administrative order requiring Lubeco Inc. – a metal-finishing facility in north Long Beach – to reduce its emis ...Read More
Jul 26, 2017 12:26 PM
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has filed a petition for an administrative order to require Carlton Forge Works in Paramount to reduce its persistent odors. ...Read More
Jul 11, 2017 10:25 AM
The South Coast Air Quality Management District approved measures today to improve public health and safety near South Bay oil refineries by strengthening an existing rule to reduce flaring emissions ...Read More
Jul 07, 2017 2:30 PM
High temperatures are expected to persist over the next several days throughout the South Coast basin increasing the likelihood of Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy air qua ...Read More
Jul 05, 2017 11:32 AM
The South Coast Air Quality Management District today ordered Anaplex Corp. – a metal-finishing facility in Paramount – to temporarily shut down all operations emitting the toxic compound ...Read More
Jun 27, 2017 4:49 PM
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued 18 permits to facilitate the continued integration of Tesoro’s refinery facilities in Wilmington and Carson. ...Read More
Jun 23, 2017 1:14 PM
Jun 15, 2017 3:46 PM
The South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Governing Board today approved $8.8 million to purchase 33 battery electric, zero emission buses and charging infrastructure for 16 school distr ...Read More
Jun 02, 2017 1:01 PM
Air quality officials will begin special air monitoring in the Compton area in the coming weeks to assess levels of the toxic compound hexavalent chromium near several metal-processing facilities in t ...Read More
May 05, 2017 1:29 PM
Starting on Earth Day, April 22, Southland residents can register to save up to $250 on a new cordless-electric lawn mower through the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Lawn Mower Re ...Read More
Apr 20, 2017 4:11 PM
SCAQMD’s Refinery Committee concluded a two-day hearing today on issues related to air pollution and safety of the PBF Refinery in Torrance. Approximately 30 residents and refinery workers testi ...Read More
Apr 11, 2017 8:45 AM
John J. Benoit Tribute In Memory of SCAQMD Governing Board member John J. Benoit
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