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newsrel -- Over $100,000 in settlement funds go to community colleges, clean-air fund
Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:45:25
16 companies violated clean air laws
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California Environmental Protection Agency
Air Resources Board
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release 10-43
July 20, 2010
CONTACT: Karen Caesar
(626) 575-6728
www.arb.ca.gov
Over $100,000 in settlement funds go to community colleges,
clean-air fund
SACRAMENTO-The California Air Resources Board distributed more
than $100,000 to community colleges and a state clean-air fund
last month as a result of settlements with 16 companies that
violated clean air laws.
California law requires that companies doing business in the
state meet clean air standards and routinely check to make sure
their equipment complies with ARB rules.
"California has achieved cleaner skies largely through
industry's compliance with state, federal and local air quality
laws," said ARB Enforcement Chief James Ryden. "Most companies
follow the law; those that don't are only making it harder for
Californians to breathe clean air."
The violations included failure to:
conduct smoke inspections on heavy-duty diesel vehicles;
report diesel-powered cargo handling equipment;
comply with trash truck regulations; and,
install certified emissions reduction equipment on diesel
engines.
These settlements, totaling $114,350, will be distributed to the
California Air Pollution Control Fund and the Peralta Community
College District. The fund will receive $85,762.25 for projects
and research to improve California's air quality. The remaining
$28,588.75 will go to the college district to fund emissions
education classes conducted by participating California community
colleges around the state.
Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and over 40
other known cancer-causing compounds. In 1998, California
identified diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant
based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death and other
health problems.
The Air Resources Board is a department of the California
Environmental Protection Agency. ARBs mission is to promote and
protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through
effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and
considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air
pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain
health based air quality standards.
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