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Updated on February 05, 2010

 

AQMD to Host “A World We Can Change” High School Student Clean Air Conference & Expo

 

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. MORE INFORMATION

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 INFORMATION

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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