The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is California’s air quality agency, responsible for the state’s attainment and maintenance of federal clean air standards. CARB sets and enforces emission standards and regulations for motor vehicles and fuels, and so its role is critical to finding clean and sustainable solutions for goods movement. CARB can either act aggressively towards clean air standards, working collaboratively with stakeholders, or it can be an agency broken and mired, upholding the status quo of industry practices of cost-cutting and damaging practices, at the expense of environmental and human health. CARB’s direction depends on its leadership, and it depends on us. Californians must hold our air quality leaders accountable to the cleanest available standards and regulations, including alternative technologies and fuels. You can make your voice heard through our petitions, or through your participation in CARB’s public hearings, public workshops, or sending in comment letters. CARB’s board, led by chair Mary Nichols, has eleven members, all appointed by the Governor with the approval of the State Senate. Its staff is headed by an Executive Officer, currently James Goldstein. Related Impacts
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- Health costs to Californians, so far this year, of port related pollution in California.
The Ports of LA Long Beach Clean Air Action Plan passed in November 2006, and 0 clean trucks service the ports.
Port Pollution Facts
- In Long Beach, 20% of children under 17 have been diagnosed with asthma - nearly twice the national average.
- $67 million: The cost of respiratory problems associated with ports in CA.
- Diesel Exhaust is responsible for 84% of the cancer risk from air pollution in the Southern California Air Basin.
- $19 BILLION: Cost on health system due to port pollution. average.
- Each day the Port of LA emits over 30 tons of NOx, while a half a million cars emits less than 24 tons and the average power plant emits less than 5 tons.
- 2,400 - Estimated number of premature deaths caused by diesel emissions.
- 800,000: Number of children that pollution reduction could save from lung disease.
- Each day the Port of Los Angeles emits over 30 tons of NOx, while a half a million cars emits less than 24 tons and the average power plant emits less than 5 tons.
CARB
What is CARB? How does this agency affect you, your health, and how do its decisions impact the goods movement industry? Quite simply, the Air Resources Board is California's top air quality regulatory agency, entrusted with cleaning up our state's dirty air. The California Air Resources Board also plays a central role in requiring port industries to reduce port pollution, and shifting us towards a low and zero-carbon future. Read more...