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Updated on July 16, 2008

Southland Professional Gardeners Help to
Reduce Region's Air Pollution

 

On July 15, registration started for the region’s popular leaf blower exchange program where 1,500 older, highly polluting backpack leaf blowers will be exchanged for new, low-emission and lower-noise models.
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AQMD Announces Nearly $68 Million Available to
Help Replace Dirty Diesel School Buses

On July 11, signaling a dramatic acceleration in the effort to replace the region’s aging, dirty diesel school buses, AQMD announced nearly $68 million in funding to help school districts purchase clean-burning compressed natural gas buses.
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AQMD, TXI Riverside Cement Settle Air
Quality Violations

On June 24, AQMD announced a settlement in an enforcement action against TXI, a Texas-based building materials company operating a cement plant in Riverside.  Under the terms of the settlement, TXI will pay $1 million and implement measures to reduce dust emissions near the plant.
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AQMD, TXI Settlement Agreement (PDF File, 1.633 Mb)
Hexavalent Chromium Study

City of South Pasadena to Present its Second Clean-Air Car Show & Film Festival

The City of South Pasadena, in association with State Senator Gilbert Cedillo and Assemblymember Anthony Portantino, invites all Southland residents to the Clean-Air Car Show and Film Festival on July 20 to help them learn more about clean-air cars and other eco-friendly options for transportation.
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AQMD Orders Vernon Battery Recycling Plant to Reduce Lead Emissions

AQMD will host a community meeting on June 19 to discuss aggressive air pollution control measures it has imposed on Exide Technologies, a lead-acid battery recycling plant in Vernon, after site monitoring indicated that the facility violated health standards for lead emissions.
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Voluntary Southland Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program to be Developed

On June 6, AQMD approved a preliminary plan for developing a greenhouse gas emission reduction program dubbed the SoCal Climate Solutions Exchange.
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Normal Levels of Air Pollutants Measured
in Neighborhoods

On June 2, AQMD’s preliminary analysis of air samples taken near the June 1 fire at Universal Studios has shown elevated levels of air pollutants in the immediate vicinity of the fire but normal levels in surrounding neighborhoods.
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Bill to Cut Ship Pollution Clears Senate Committee

Landmark legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer to require tougher pollution controls for ocean-going and container ships cleared a major hurdle after passing the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works on May 21.
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AQMD Begins Reporting Daily Ozone Levels Using
New Federal 8-Hour Ozone Standard

Starting May 15, AQMD will begin forecasting and reporting daily ozone air quality using a more stringent federal air quality standard that could lead to an increase in the number of unhealthful days forecast.
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In Other News
AQMD's High Emitter Repair or Scrap (HEROS) Program
Is Climate Change Affecting You?
(PDF File, 514k)
Advisory for Fleets Subject to AQMD Fleet Rules
(PDF File, 115k)
Children's Health Study by University of Southern California
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