Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl retired from public service and South Coast AQMD’s Governing Board at the end of 2022.

Supervisor Kuehl was first appointed as the representative for the County of Los Angeles on the Governing Board from January through December 2017 and was reappointed to the position in December 2021. During her tenure on the Board, she supported the approval of over $450M in incentive funds which will lead to an estimated reduction of 1,580 tons of NOx and 42 tons of PM per year.

Additionally, she has been a champion for the community as she voted for approval of:

• Rule 2305, the first warehouse indirect source rule in the nation that will reduce up to 1,600 tons of NOx per year;

• Rule 1109.1 which is the most comprehensive NOx rule for refineries in the nation that will reduce 2,800 tons of NOx per year;

• Rule 415 to address odors from rendering facilities in Southeast Los Angeles;

• Rule 1180 for fenceline and community monitoring around refineries;

• Rule 1430 which addresses metal toxic emissions from forging and grinding operations in response to issues found during the Paramount investigation efforts; and

• The South Los Angeles Community Emission Reduction Plan for AB 617, the first community co-led Community Emission Reduction Plan.

For more information on the Governing Board, visit our Governing Board webpage.