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AQMD Governing Board Chairman William A. Burke, Ed.D., has
been reappointed to another four-year term on the AQMD Board by state
Speaker of the Assembly Karen Bass. Burke, a prominent Los Angeles business
leader, with a long history of public service, has served on the AQMD Board
since 1993.
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AQMD Announces Grants for Tree Planting Projects
On June 5, AQMD established the Tree Planting Partnership -- a match funding
opportunity for cities and counties within AQMD's four-county jurisdiction.
A total of $1.5 million will be available to co-sponsor additional tree
planting projects.
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Agency Offering Information on Federal Stimulus Funding Opportunities
To
get more information about the stimulus package and how our region can
maximize opportunities to get its fair share of funds, call (909) 396-3333
or email recovery@aqmd.gov.
Archived copies of
presentations from AQMD’s workshop on the stimulus package are also
available.
AQMD Staff to Enhance Odor Identification Capabilities
On May 1, AQMD’s Governing Board approved a contract with a UCLA team of
olfactory experts for a pilot program expected to improve the agency’s
ability to identify odor sources and potential mitigating factors in
resolving odor complaints.
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First Natural Gas-Powered Concrete Truck to be Used for Local Construction
The AQMD
Governing Board approved funds to demonstrate a prototype natural
gas-powered concrete mixer truck to help reduce emissions from the
construction sector, a major source of smog-forming and toxic diesel
emissions. Heavy-duty trucks are among the largest contributors of
smog-forming pollutants in the South Coast Air Basin.
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AQMD Strengthens
Rule to Further Reduce
Particulate Matter Emissions from Area Cement Plants
AQMD's Governing Board has amended Rule 1156, which will further reduce
particulate matter emissions as well as the toxic chemical hexavalent
chromium from cement manufacturing facilities. The new regulation
stems from the AQMD's discovery of elevated levels of hexavalent chromium in
dust blowing from a regional cement plant.
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Agency first in the nation to adopt a rule to reduce volatile organic
compound (VOC) emissions from consumer paint thinners
AQMD's Board has adopted a regulation to reduce smog-forming pollution in
paint thinners used by consumers. In less than two years, Rule 1143
will have reduced VOC pollution by 9.75 tons per day - equal to shutting
down all major oil refineries in LA County.
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Agency and states win victory over weak soot health standards
AQMD,
along with 17 states and
cities, has won a major legal victory over lax Bush Administration standards
for fine soot pollution that failed to protect public health.
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A Clean Air Technology Networking Conference will lend a “Helping Hand”
to stakeholders
The AQMD’s Governing Board is hoping to give the local economy a break.
As part of the newly-approved “Helping Hand” initiative, originally proposed
by Chairman William Burke, the agency will introduce investment bankers and
venture capitalists to clean air technology developers in order to expedite
the introduction of low-emission technologies.
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