CARB Environmental Justice Blog

Contacto: Leia Bailey, Directora de Comunicaciones (916) 445-3974 |  Leia.Bailey@cdpr.ca.gov SACRAMENTO - El Departamento de Reglamentación de Pesticidas (DPR, por sus siglas en inglés) de California llevará a cabo tres talleres públicos los días 7, 9 y 10 de noviembre para recopilar comentarios y brindar una actualización sobre el desarrollo del sistema de notificación de la aplicación de pesticidas en todo el Estado. Los talleres están diseñados para recopilar comentarios del público sobre los  proyectos piloto de notificación  en los condados de Riverside,  Santa Cruz ,  Stanislaus  y  Ventura  y el sistema de notificación en todo el Estado. El personal del DPR responderá las preguntas y compartirá los próximos planificados pasos con respecto al sistema de notificación Estatal. Los comentarios recibidos durante los talleres informarán el desarrollo continuo del sistema Estatal. El  Centro para el Cambio Regional de la Universidad de Davis facilitará  los tres talleres. Cada taller s

Contact: Leia Bailey, Director of Communications (916) 445-3974 |  Leia.Bailey@cdpr.ca.gov SACRAMENTO - The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) will hold three public workshops on Nov. 7, 9 and 10 to collect feedback and provide an update on the development of the statewide pesticide application notification system. The workshops are designed to gather public feedback on the  notification pilot projects  in Riverside,  Santa Cruz ,  Stanislaus  and  Ventura  counties and the statewide notification system. DPR staff will answer questions and share planned next steps regarding the statewide notification system. Feedback received during the workshops will inform the continued development of the statewide system. The  UC Davis Center for Regional Change  will facilitate all three workshops. Each workshop will be conducted in the same format. Spanish interpretation will be provided at all workshops and Mixteco interpretation will be provided at the Oxnard workshop. Registrat

  The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released a  draft Request for Applications (RFA) for public review . CARB requests comments on the draft RFA through email ( airgrants@arb.ca.gov ) by November 3rd, 2022 . The following are eligible to apply for a Community Air Grant under these solicitation Guidelines: A California community-based organization holding a current tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; A California organization, not affiliated with a local, municipal, city, county, or state governmental agency or entity, and holding a tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as the Grantee, in partnership with a California community-based organization without Section 501(c)(3) status designated as a sub-grantee; or A California Native American Tribe.  For the purposes of this grant, this includes all Federally Recognized Tribes, and other California Native Americans, as defined by Governor’s Executive Order B-10

The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) continues its work to cut emissions from polluting trucks, especially those that run in or near communities. In the first of two hearings, the Board will consider the proposed Advanced Clean Fleets regulation on October 27, 2022, and they would like your input. The proposed Advanced Clean Fleets regulation would, over time, require certain truck fleet types to replace their diesel and other combustion medium- and heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles. These battery-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles produce no tailpipe emissions, reduce brake wear, and, in general, have lower life cycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to diesel and other combustion fuels. In contrast, medium- and heavy-duty diesel trucks contribute 80 percent of the State’s diesel pollution and 50 percent of smog-causing pollution in California, while making up less than 7 percent of all the vehicles on the road. The proposed Advanced Clean Fleets re

Click here for version in English El 13 de octubre, el Consejo de CARB aprobó por unanimidad el programa de reducción de emisiones de la comunidad de Arvin/Lamont (CERP), completando un proceso impulsado por la comunidad que comenzó hace más de un año y medio, cuando Arvin/Lamont fue seleccionado por el Consejo de CARB el 25 de febrero de 2021, como una comunidad prioritaria bajo el Programa de Protección del Aire de la Comunidad. En vísperas de la reunión de el Consejo de CARB de octubre , el 25 de agosto, el personal de CARB organizó un debate durante la reunión del Comité Directivo Comunitario (CSC) de Arvin/Lamont para escuchar a los miembros del CSC sobre su proceso de desarrollo del CERP (versión en español: https://community.valleyair.org/arvin-lamont-cerp-sp / ). A lo largo de 2021 y en 2022, el CSC trabajó junto con la comunidad y los socios de la agencia para desarrollar estrategias de aire limpio centradas en la reducción directa de las emisiones de contaminación del aire

State’s investments surpass $1.2 billion with more than 1,800 zero-emission school buses operating or on order SACRAMENTO —  A report published today by the California Air Resources Board, in consultation with the California Energy Commission, demonstrates the state’s nation-leading progress in cleaning up its school bus fleet. The  2022 SB 1403 School Bus Incentive Program Report  shows California is charging ahead with zero-emission school buses and outlines a path for the latest nearly $2 billion investment. Cleaning up the state’s school bus fleet improves air quality for students and surrounding communities. To date, investments to clean up old, polluting school buses exceed $1.2 billion. And the Legislature has appropriated an additional $1.8 billion over the next five years for zero-emission school buses and associated charging infrastructure. The total $1.2 billion statewide investment made over the past nearly 20 years, including $255 million invested in school bus cleanup ove