CARB Environmental Justice Blog

2023 Update #2 CARB’s Transportation and Toxics Division appreciates your interest and participation in Listening Sessions and Capacity Building Sessions. We’ve discussed several topics during the sessions and are providing updates on current programs.    If you are interested in discussing the below items with CARB staff, contact  Amanda Anderson  at (279) 208-7163. Freight Transport CARB is working with agency partners and stakeholders to implement a broad program that includes regulations, incentives, and policies designed to support the transformation to a more sustainable freight system and reduce community impacts from freight operations in California. 2022 Amendments to the Transport Refrigeration Unit Airborne Toxic Control Measure (TRU ATCM) – Part 1 In February 2022, CARB adopted amendments to the TRU ATCM to achieve additional emission and health risk reductions from diesel-powered TRUs. The amendments focus on transitioning truck TRUs to zero-emission tec...

Actualización de 2023 #2 La División de transporte y tóxicos de CARB agradece su interés y participación en las sesiones de escucha y las sesiones de desarrollo de capacidades. Hemos discutido varios temas durante las sesiones y estamos brindando actualizaciones sobre los programas actuales. Si está interesado en discutir los siguientes temas con el personal de CARB, comuníquese con  Amanda Anderson  o (279) 208-7163. Transporte de carga CARB está trabajando con socios de agencias y partes interesadas para implementar un amplio programa que incluye regulaciones, incentivos y políticas diseñadas para apoyar la transformación a un sistema de carga más sostenible y reducir los impactos de las operaciones de carga en la comunidad en California. Enmiendas a la Medida de control de sustancias tóxicas en el aire de unidades de refrigeración de transporte (TRU ATCM por sus siglas en inglés) del 2022 - Parte 1 En febrero 2022, CARB adoptó enmiendas a la TRU ATCM para lograr reducciones...

  The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in a public workshop webinar to discuss the development of a potential regulatory measure that would require fleets to replace their propane and gasoline forklifts with battery-electric or fuel-cell electric versions. This measure is expected to lower emissions of toxic substances and greenhouse gases, and its provisions could benefit disadvantaged communities, especially those with many warehouses and high concentrations of forklift use. We encourage community group involvement in the rulemaking process so that we can better understand how this regulation could impact California communities, and how to best adjust the proposed regulation’s requirements to maximize its benefits. No previous involvement in this process is needed and we strongly support the participation of newcomers.   Date:              ...

2023 Update #1 CARB’s Transportation and Toxics Division appreciates your interest and participation in Listening Sessions and Capacity Building Sessions. We’ve discussed several topics during the sessions and are providing updates on current programs.    If you are interested in discussing the below items with CARB staff, contact  Amanda Anderson  at (279) 208-7163. Air Toxics Program Activities Chrome Plating Amendments  CARB is developing amendments to the Hexavalent Chromium Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Chrome Plating and Chromic Acid Anodizing Operations. Hexavalent chromium plating is the electrical application of a coating of chrome onto a surface for decoration, corrosion protection, and durability. An electrical charge is applied to a tank containing a hexavalent chromium solution. The electrical charge causes the chrome metal particles in the tank to fall out of solution and deposit onto objects placed in the plating solution. Exposure to hexaval...

Actualización de 2023 #1 La División de transporte y tóxicos de CARB agradece su interés y participación en las sesiones de escucha y las sesiones de desarrollo de capacidades. Hemos discutido varios temas durante las sesiones y estamos brindando actualizaciones sobre los programas actuales. Si está interesado en discutir los siguientes temas con el personal de CARB, comuníquese con  Amanda Anderson  o (279) 208-7163. Actividades del programa de tóxicos en el aire  El programa de tóxicos del aire de la Junta de recursos del aire de California tiene como objetivo reducir la exposición a las emisiones de sustancias químicas tóxicas en el aire para todos los californianos. El programa tiene varios componentes, los cuales incluyen la identificación y el control de sustancias tóxicas en el aire; notificación pública de exposiciones significativas a tóxicos y un proceso para reducir estos riesgos; y abordar los impactos en la salud de las comunidades, los niños y otros receptor...

Historic grant funding for environmental justice will support projects in communities overburdened by pollution and historic underinvestment January 10, 2023 Contact Information EPA Press Office ( press@epa.gov ) WASHINGTON  – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately $100 million for projects that advance environmental justice in underserved and overburdened communities across the country. This funding, made possible through President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, marks the largest amount of environmental justice grant funding ever offered by the Agency. EPA has published two Requests for Applications for this funding through the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program and the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program.  “Since day one, President Biden pledged to prioritize environmental justice and equity for all, and EPA is at the heart of delivering o...