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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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SCAQMD Releases Report on Alkylation Technology Study
This study reviews & evaluates options for replacing HF Alkylation units at refineries in the SCAQMD's jurisdiction.
28th Annual Clean Air Awards
October 7 - Riverside Convention Center. Tickets are on sale now.
Update on Torrance Refinery (ExxonMobil)
Information related to Torrance Refinery including the RFP for Environmental Projects in Torrance.
SCAQMD Releases Draft 2016 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP)
SCAQMD, in partnership with others, has released a regional blueprint for achieving air quality standards and healthful air. Submit comments now.
SCAQMD Petitions US EPA to Adopt Ultra-Low Emission Standard for Heavy-Duty Trucks
Click the title above to see the news release for more information including a link to the petition.
Sunshine Canyon Landfill
Register Today for the Lawn Mower Exchange Program
Exchange a working gas mower for a cordless electric lawn mower at exchange events this fall. Save up to 70% on select models.
Residential EV Charging Incentive Program
SCAQMD is offering an incentive for residential EV charging to offset Level 2 (240v) charger hardware costs.
SCAQMD Staff Respond to Breakdown at Torrance Refinery
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 is seeking proposals for up to $2.77 million in environmental projects benefiting residents in the City of Torrance. ...Read More
Sep 08, 2016 4:15 PM
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued an odor advisory today for the Coachella Valley ...Read More
Sep 06, 2016 1:06 PM
Residentes locales pueden registrarse para ahorrar hasta un 70 por ciento en un corta césped inalámbrico eléctrico por medio del programa anual popular de intercambio de corta c&e ...Read More
Jul 20, 2016 10:40 AM
SCAQMD Offering 3,000 Lawn Mowers for Exchange This Fall ...Read More
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has filed a petition with an administrative law panel that if adopted would require operators of Sunshine Canyon Landfill to change its operations to su ...Read More
Jul 19, 2016 3:37 PM
In one of its largest recent awards for clean-air equipment, the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Governing Board today approved nearly $33 million in goods movement projects. ...Read More
Jul 08, 2016 10:21 AM
The South Coast Air Quality Management District’s independent Hearing Board has granted the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power a temporary, limited ex ...Read More
Jun 16, 2016 9:35 AM
South Coast Air Quality Management District officials today formally notified Quemetco, Inc., that it must reduce its cancer risk to residents by ensuring lower arsenic emissions. ...Read More
May 17, 2016 11:29 AM
Cleaner air for port-adjacent, disadvantaged communities in Los Angeles, San Joaquin Valley, Oakland, San Diego and West Sacramento ...Read More
May 04, 2016 2:29 PM
The South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Board today appointed former EPA Region IX Administrator Wayne Nastri as the agency’s Acting Executive Officer. ...Read More
Apr 01, 2016 1:48 PM
The South Coast Air Quality Management (SCAQMD) today approved funding for the first phase of a study on the health impacts to residents of Porter Ranch and nearby communities following the months-lon ...Read More
Highland Mayor Larry McCallon and Lake Forest Councilman Dwight Robinson have been sworn in as the newest members of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board. ...Read More
Feb 09, 2016 3:41 PM
SCAQMD EV Home Charging Incentive Program SCAQMD's Residential EV Charging Incentive Pilot Program provides an incentive to lower the cost of residential Level 2 electric vehicle chargers. The program is available to residents within SCAQMD's four-county jurisdiction.
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