California Air Resources BoardThe California Legislature created the Air Resources Board to attain and maintain healthy air quality, conduct research into the causes of and solutions to air pollution and systematically attack the serious problem caused by motor vehicles, which are the major causes of air pollution in the State. The Air Resources Board's eleven members are appointed by the Governor. Five are experts in fields such as medicine, chemistry, physics, meteorology, engineering, business and law. Five others are elected officials who represent regional air pollution control agencies - one each from Los Angeles region, San Francisco Bay area, San Diego, and the San JoaquinValley, and one represents the other districts. The Chairman is the only full-time member. California's air pollution control program is one of the most effective in the world. Coordinated state, regional, and local efforts have steadily improved our air quality. As a result, the air is the cleanest in years. Despite these improvements, California continues to face the nation's greatest air quality challenge. Website: http://www.arb.ca.gov
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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 1500 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.
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