InOctober,welaunchedauser-friendlywebpagethatallowsmembersofthepublictoviewtoxicemissiondatafromacomprehensivemapofpermittedfacilitiesintheBayArea.
ThetoolandreportwillhelpaddresscommunityconcernsandenhancereportingandpublicengagementpracticesundertheAirToxics“HotSpots”InformationandAssessmentActof1987.ThemaptoolandreportarekeycomponentsofarecentlandmarkagreementwiththeEnvironmentalDemocracyProject.
WelaunchedanewnotificationservicethatwillprovideBayArearesidentswithtimelyinformationaboutsignificanteventsaffectingregionalandlocalairquality.ResidentscansignupontheAirQualityIncidentNotificationswebpagetoregisterforemailsandtextnotificationsaboutshort-orlong-termincidentsthatmightaffecttheirspecificcountiesortheentireBayArea.
onshort-orlong-termincidents
betweentheAirDistrictandtheEnvironmentalDemocracyProject.
enablingthepublictoviewtoxicemissionsdataonamapofBayAreafacilities
OurBoardChairDavinaHurthostedaseriesofinformalconversationsincommunitiesthroughouttheBayArea.Theseconversationsfocusedonresidents'thoughtsandquestionsregardingairqualityandclimatechangeissues.PubliccommentsandconcernsfromeachoftheCleanAirTalkeventsweresharedwithour24-memberBoardofDirectorsattheirmonthlymeetings.