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Learn about James Cary Smith community grantees and program impact.

Learn about the Environmental Justice Law Fellowship Program for new law school graduates.

Learn about Air District efforts to promote healthy community planning and assist Bay Area cities and counties with the incorporation of environmental justice policies in their General Plan updates.

Policy Recommendations for Freeway Corridors and Industrial Zones Adjacent to Residential and Sensitive Land Uses

The Air District has published an environmental justice chapter, "Best Practices for Centering Environmental Justice, Health, and Equity," in the agency’s recently updated California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, Air Quality Guidelines. 

The Air District has announced the appointment of prominent environmental justice leader Arsenio Mataka as deputy executive officer for Equity & Community Programs at the agency's Community, Health and Environmental Justice Committee meeting.

The Air District and the Environmental Democracy Project are proud to announce a landmark settlement agreement designed to further a shared commitment to transparency, public health and environmental justice.

See highlights of ongoing efforts towards environmental justice and health equity in the Air District’s climate and air quality planning work.

The Air District joined the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other local agencies to reach a settlement to reduce harmful air emissions at Lehigh Cement and Lehigh White Cement portland cement manufacturing plants nationwide, including their Cupertino plant.

The Air District is announcing that a consent decree lodged last year in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by the Air District, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other local agencies with Lehigh Cement and Lehigh White Cement to reduce harmful air emissions has been approved by the court.

The Air District is announcing that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1465 into law, marking a major victory for public health and environmental justice in California. The bill, strongly supported by the Air District, triples the penalty ceilings for air quality violations at Title V sources, including refineries, significantly increasing the potential consequences for facilities that violate air quality regulations.

The Air  District’s Community Advisory Council will hold its first meeting January 13 at 6 PM. In a historic moment, the Air District Board of Directors approved the formation of the Air District’s first Community Advisory Council on November 17, 2021. The Community Advisory Council will advise the Air District’s Board of Directors on environmental justice and equity-based policy and is the first body of its kind at the Bay Area Air District.

Aug 22, 2024 ... C OMMUNIT Y ADVISORY COUNCIL’S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRIORITIES 1 . Advance Environmental Justice 2 . Provide Meaningful Agency Support to Advance Environmental Justice 3 . Integrate ...

Apr 10, 2023 ... These guidelines are nonbinding recommendations intended to assist lead agencies with navigating the CEQA process. They may be updated as needed in the future, and any updates will likewise be ...

Jul 29, 2024 ... Environmental Justice Law Substance of the Fellowship Program Summary Fellowship Program To apply: baaqmd.gov/ej-fellow The Air District’s Environmental The Environmental Justice Justice Fellowship ...

Jun 22, 2023 ... June 22, 2023 City of Oakland Planning Department 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 2114 Oakland, CA 94612 RE: Comments on the City of Oakland’s Draft Environmental Justice Element ...

Apr 24, 2023 ... NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2023 CONTACT: communications@baaqmd.gov Air District publishes first-of-its-kind environmental justice guidance SAN FRANCISCO – ...

Feb 5, 2009 ... School of Law Environmental Law and Justice Clinic February 5,2009 By E-Mail and U.S. Mail weyman@baaqmd.gov Lee, Weyman P.E. Senior Air Engineer Quality Bay Area Air Management District Quality ...

Nov 5, 2024 ... A Call to Action Charting a New Course Toward Environmental Justice at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District From the Community Advisory Council of the Bay Area Air Quality Management ...

The 2024-2029 Strategic Plan includes updated core values, a revised mission, a 5-year organizational vision, and 4 goals.