Air Quality

Agricultural Burning will soon be prohibited in the San Joaquin Valley.  The Air District is required by law to expedite the phase out of agricultural burning beginning in September 2021 and ban [...]

The Valley Air District invites you to attend an informational webinar to notify Valley farmers about upcoming open burning prohibitions impacting San Joaquin Valley vineyards, citrus, nut crop, [...]

The California Air Resources Board has directed a phase-out of agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley. To assist farmers in achieving this goal, the Valley Air District’s [...]

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today unanimously approved a plan to phase out agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley by 2025.  As previously reported, CCM staff worked with the [...]

On February 25, 2021, the California Air Resources Board will consider a proposal to phase out agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley.  As required by SB 702, in December 2020 the San [...]

Due to the nationwide shortage in PPE, the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the County Agricultural Commissioners, in coordination with the CA Office of Emergency Services, are [...]

According to legislation signed in 2003 (SB 703, Flores), agricultural burning is prohibited in the San Joaquin Valley unless permitted by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District [...]

US EPA grants Valley funds to replace agricultural tractors and low-dust harvesters The Valley Air District will augment its highly successful grant program with over $30 million in additional [...]

As wildfires continue to burn throughout the state, employers should continue taking steps to protect workers from wildfire smoke. Per the Cal/OSHA Wildfire Smoke Standard, when the AQI for PM [...]

EPA’s Wheeler questions ‘legality and practicality’ of California EV order By Alex Guillén WASHINGTON EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Monday blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s [...]