CARB Environmental Justice Blog

  Having trouble viewing this? View it as a Web page . Public Workshop on Advanced Clean Cars II The California Air Resources Board (CARB or the Board) staff invite you to participate remotely in a public workshop to provide input on the development of the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations. The ACC II regulations will seek to reduce criteria and greenhouse gas emissions from new light- and medium-duty vehicles beyond the 2025 model year, and increase the number of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) for sale. During the workshop, staff will present an overview of the ACC II regulatory proposals on the Low-Emission Vehicle (or LEV IV) Regulation and the Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Regulation. Staff will also present updates on minimum technology requirements for ZEVs and propos...

  ASSOCIATE GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAM ANALYST - Final Filing Date: 7/29/2021 Job Description and Duties Under general supervision of the Recycling Specialist III (Supervisory) in the Certification Unit, the Associate Governmental Program Analyst (AGPA) will perform complex technical professional work associated with the certification and registration of participants in the Beverage Container Recycling Program (BCRP) of CalRecycle. This includes completing assignments related to new certification/registration applicants and active certified/registered entities. The AGPA is required to travel to field offices. This may include overnight travel; however, it is estimated that this travel should not exceed 15 percent of time. Bilingual-Spanish preferred . Willing to hire at the SSA level, duties will be adjusted accordingly. You will find additional information about the job in the  Duty Statement . Staff Services Analyst - Bilingual Spanish - Final Filing Date: 8/5/2021 Job Descripti...

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CARB will be launching a new air quality viewer called AQview, focusing on displaying air quality data collected in AB 617 communities, as well as air quality data from many existing sources to create a single, central hub for viewing current air quality across the state of California. AQview’s data download tool is available now here: https://aqview.arb.ca.gov/data.html AQview is currently under construction and scheduled to launch in phases. Bookmark this page ( https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/community-air-quality-portal ) to keep up-to-date with releases.

Joint CARB & CalEPA Pre-Application Assistance Webinar CARB Air Grants & CalEPA Environmental Justice Small Grants Webinar - July 28, 2021 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) invites you to participate in a virtual public webinar (Zoom) for the CARB Community Air Grants Program (Air Grants Program) Request for Applications and CalEPA Environmental Justice Small Grants Program. CARB and CalEPA will provide a presentation on elements of an effective grant proposal and will respond to questions from potential applicants regarding general questions, administrative issues related to the submission of the proposal, and requests for clarification about appli...

The  North American Development Bank (NADB)  is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for projects in the Arizona/Sonora and California/Baja California border region. The projects selected under this RFP will meet the goals and objectives of the Border 2025 U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program, whose mission is to protect the environment and public health in the U.S.-Mexico border region. The RFP application period will open on  June 28, 2021,  and close on  August 02, 2021 .  For more information, click on the following link: Request For Proposals Border 2025 - English   If you have any questions regarding the RFP, contact Jorge Hernandez at  jhernandez@nadb.org Request for Proposals 2021 Webinar Webinar presentation - OneDrive (sharepoint.com)

        CONTACT:  press@epa.gov   EPA Announces an Additional $50 Million Under the American Rescue Plan to Enhance Air Pollution Monitoring   WASHINGTON ( July 7, 2021 ) — Today, EPA announced that it will make $50 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding available to improve air quality monitoring in communities across the United States. The latest set of funding builds on the agency’s recent announcement of $50 million for environmental justice projects under the ARP, bringing the total to $100 million in EPA funding designated by Congress to address health outcome disparities from pollution and the COVID–19 pandemic. “Through the American Rescue Plan, Congress and the President entrusted EPA with critical funding to help those who are hurting from pollution and the pandemic,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “We know that in too many communities, ai...

  Currently Posted (C.E.A) – Assistant Deputy Director, Land Use and Local Government Relations The Assistant Deputy Director (ADD) oversees Land Use Planning and Local Government Relations and Accountability and serves as senior policy advisor. Assists in accomplishing the State’s mandated requirements to provide land-use oversight over 539 jurisdictions through the housing element process, as well as accountability with numerous other housing laws. App Deadline: 7/22/2021 Salary Range:  $7,442 - $10,696 per month   Housing and Community Development Specialist II (HCDS II) – Senior Policy Specialist - Local Government Accountability A senior specialist position working on a variety of land use topics including accountability with housing laws, ADUs, housing element reviews, preservation, technical assistance to local and regional governments, and other exciting projects that come to the unit. Ideal candidates understand local government entitlement and perm...

Release of Community Air Grant Request for Applications Workshop will be held July 15, 2021 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is pleased to announce that the application period is now open for Community Air Grants Program (Air Grants Program) and invites you to participate in a remote-access (Zoom) public workshop for the Air Grants Program request for applications. The following are eligible to apply for a Community Air Grants: 1) A California community-based organization holding a current tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 2) 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 Gra...