SACRAMENTO The California Air Resources Board approved the Community Emissions Reduction Program (CERP) for the Arvin/Lamont community in Kern County. This is the fourth such program prepared by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District in partnership with community residents, and the thirteenth approved by the Board as mandated by AB 617 (C. Garcia, Stats. 2017, ch.
The 2022-23 budget package provides a total of $23.7 billion from various fund sources the General Fund, bond funds, and a number of special funds for programs administered by the California Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Agencies.
Since 2017 the California Legislature has budgeted $704 million to support Assembly Bill (AB) 617 (C. Garcia, Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017) with incentives directed by local air districts to put advanced technologies to work for cleaner air in the California communities that are most heavily impacted by disproportionate levels of air pollution.
SACRAMENTO The California Air Resources Board approved the Community Emissions Reduction Program (CERP) for South Los Angeles, which will deliver significant reductions in smog-causing and harmful fine particle pollution in this community. This is the twelfth such program approved under AB 617 (C. Garcia, Stats. 2017, ch. 136).
Guest Commentary: Communities living near oil and gas wells should be involved in the decision-making about leases, and trained to identify leaks and spills.