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More than 8,000 high school students are expected to attend
an air quality conference this spring focusing on clean-air
technologies and actions that students can take to help the
region achieve clean air.
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Southland Residents Can Enjoy “Healthy Hearths” This
Winter Through AQMD’s Extended Gas Log Incentive Program
Residents still have a chance to take advantage of AQMD’s
gas log incentive program and receive a $125 discount when
they replace a wood-burning fireplace with a cleaner-burning
gas log set. MORE
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AQMD Chairman Burke Announces New “Permit Application
Penalty Holiday"
To help protect the region’s business climate and safeguard
clean air during current economic conditions, AQMD’s
Governing Board Chairman William A. Burke, Ed.D. announced
on January 8 a temporary initiative to assist businesses to comply
with clean air standards.
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AQMD turns back legal challenge to its air pollution
permits
January 15, 2010 - AQMD has thwarted a legal maneuver that
could have prevented Southland businesses from obtaining air
pollution permits. Superior Court Judge James Chalfant in
Los Angeles denied a request for a temporary restraining
order in a lawsuit filed in December 2009 by several
environmental groups. The lawsuit seeks to invalidate AQMD’s
implementation of SB 827, which has allowed AQMD to issue
more than 1,300 permits beginning on January 2 after a
one-year permit moratorium was imposed by a 2008 court
decision. Judge Chalfant ruled today that the plaintiffs,
including California Communities Against Toxics (CCAT),
Communities for a Better Environment (CBE), and Coalition
for a Safe Environment (CASE) had not shown that irreparable
harm would result if a temporary restraining order was not
issued. The case will now proceed in Judge Chalfant’s court.
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