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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INFORMACIÓN EN ESPAÑOLAQMD 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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