April 2008
Summer is just around the corner and that means the start of another Spare the Air season in the Sacramento Region.
Beginning May 1, Spare The Air advisories will be issued when ground-level ozone pollution is forecast to be unhealthy. Our valley landscape and atmospheric conditions tend to trap gases like nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds (such as gasoline vapors), where the sun and heat "cook" them into lung-irritating ground-level ozone or "smog."
Simple actions can go a long way toward helping us prevent ozone, protecting both our health and economy. How to get involved...
Northern California air quality advocates and regulators face widely different geographic and political landscapes, but still have plenty of useful lessons to share about cleaning the air. More...
Save the dates! 2008 Cleaner Air Partnership calendar Here’s our 2008 Cleaner Air Partnership calendar. We hope you can save the dates for our four quarterly luncheons and our monthly Technical/Legislative committees!
Also: please let us know if you see glaring conflicts with major regional events. More...
Tackling barriers to smart growth together Traditionally, cleaning our air has meant reducing pollution from mobile sources like diesel trucks and cars, or stationary sources such as power plants and industry.
Over the past few years, a third pollution-fighting strategy has emerged — “infilling” housing development within the borders of existing communities, creating less need for car trips and shorter trips when they occur. More...
UC Davis a national clean air leader Did you know that on some days, nearly 25 percent of the airborne soot in the skies above Los Angeles floated across the Pacific Ocean from China?
Or that up to a third of the state’s biomass – paper and cardboard, food waste, used wood and other rubbish – is suited for producing renewable energy, green fuels and biobased products? More...
