SCAQMD 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.

SCAQMD News   SCAQMD Awards $82.8 Million to Help Replace Older Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks, Locomotives, February 12, 2014 SCAQMD Officials Respond to Exide Lawsuit, February 7, 2014 Judge Refuses to Delay Measure Governing Beach Bonfires, January 31, 2014 Information Regarding Emissions from Carlton Forge Works, January 23, 2014 SCAQMD, Elected Officials Host MLK Forum in Hawthorne, January 21, 2014 Air Quality Officials File Lawsuit Seeking up to $40 Million in Penalties from Exide Technologies, January 16, 2014 SCAQMD Adopts Tough Controls for Arsenic and Other Toxic Emissions from Lead Smelting Plants, January 10, 2014 CAPCOA Launches New, California-based Greenhouse Gas Credit Exchange, January 7, 2014 SCAQMD Airs "Room to Breathe", Informational Video for Check Before You Burn Program, December 12, 2013 Burke Re-Elected to Eighth Term as SCAQMD Chairman, December 11, 2013 Wintertime Residential Wood-Burning Curtailment Program Begins Today, November 1, 2013 SCAQMD On The Air   October 9, 2013 - SCAQMD Smartphone Application. Past Episodes