CALIFORNIA’S FOURTH CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT - San Joaquin Valley Region 2021
Webinar: Investing in Clean Community Energy Resilence 3.23.2022 the climate center
Climate Change Stockton:
Margo Praus Sierra Club representative
- October 2020 Update
- Stockton Takes a Big Step Towards
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Setting Targets UC Davis White Paper 2019
Anti-Idle Campaign Background Information
SJC Coalition Stockton News Video June 2019
Clean Air is regulated by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District:
Sierra Club member Neb Lieba: San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Citizen Advisory Committee Environmental interest representative
- August 2022 Report
- January 2022 Report
- January 2021 Report
- October 2020 Report
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November 2019 Report - important news for San Joaquin County
Air Quality monitoring and emissions reductions are coming to Stockton!
The first AB 617 Community Air Protection Program March 4, 2020 at the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium, North Hall 525 N Center St, Stockton, CA 95202; Food at Five (5:00) Meeting starts at 5:30-7:30. AGENDA
An Application to be a member of the Community Steering Committee are still being accepted (December 2021)
The AB617 program, now in its second year of implementation, is designed to improve quality of life for the state’s most disadvantaged communities through community-led efforts to identify and address local air pollution concerns. AB 617 builds on the Valley Air District’s and CARB’s longstanding efforts developing and implementing regulatory and incentive-based clean air strategies.
The application to be a member of the Community Steering Committee is DUE January 30, 2020 and current map of the project area can be found at:
http://community.valleyair.org/media/1574/ab617-stockton-steering-committee-app-fill.pdf.
Please consider getting involved our air quality needs YOU!
Air Quality Planning San Joaquin County Council of Government
Air quality issues are prevalent due to the ge
ography of the San Joaquin region, which is located within the federally designated San Joaquin Valley Air Basin. The basin is defined by the mountain and foothill ranges to the east and west, the San Joaquin County line to the north, and the Tehachapi and Sierra Nevada Mountains to the south. According to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, our geography creates a giant bowl, which is an ideal condition for air pollution creation and retention. SJC COG 2018 Vehicle Conformity Report
Federal air quality regulations require Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to monitor four air pollutants:
- Ozone;
- Particulate matter under 2.5 microns in diameter (PM 2.5);
- Particulate matter under 10 microns in diameter (PM-10); and
- Carbon Monoxide (CO).
The San Joaquin Valley is currently designated as nonattainment with respect to Federal air quality standards for ozone and PM 2.5; and has a maintenance plan for PM-10, as well as a maintenance plan for CO for the urbanized/metropolitan areas of Kern, Fresno, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin Counties. As San Joaquin County's transportation planning agency, SJCOG is responsible for demonstrating that transportation plans and programs satisfy the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
Additionally, Senate Bill 375 (SB 375) was enacted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles and light trucks through integrated transportation, land use, housing, and environmental planning. Under the law, SJCOG is tasked with developing a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS), a required element of the RTP that provides a plan for meeting greenhouse gas reduction targets set forth by the California Air Resources Board.