Air Quality

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 [...]

Dear Members, I’m sure by now that most of you have heard that yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom released an Executive Order announcing the elimination of the sales of the internal [...]

California Citrus Mutual, California Agricultural Labor Association, and the Tulare County Department of Health and Human Services partnered to urge agricultural employees to wear a mask due to [...]

The California Office of Emergency Services has partnered with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the County Ag Commissioners to provide FREE N95 masks for agricultural [...]

Per the Cal/OSHA Wildfire Smoke Protection Regulation, employers must act to protect outdoor employees from wildfire smoke when the current AQI is 151 or greater.  Due to the large number of [...]

The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is now accepting applications for the Zero-Emission Ag Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) Voucher program. The program provides vouchers for the [...]

Last year, the Wildfire Smoke Protection Emergency Regulation went into effect, requiring businesses to monitor the local AQI, then provide N95 respirators if the AQI rises above 151, among other [...]

Next week, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District will be hosting two free workshops to assist farmers and farming operations in updating their Conservation Management Plans [...]