{"id":73280,"date":"2025-06-03T15:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=73280"},"modified":"2025-06-03T15:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:17:30","slug":"in-first-of-its-kind-initiative-california-deploys-mobile-air-monitoring-to-protect-underserved-communities-from-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=73280","title":{"rendered":"In first-of-its-kind initiative, California deploys mobile air monitoring to protect underserved communities from pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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What you need to know:<\/strong>\u00a0The state will use specially equipped vehicles to collect block-by-block air quality data in 64 communities heavily burdened by pollution. The results will help create local solutions to improve air quality and public health.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 While the Trump administration\u00a0rolls back pollution protections<\/a>\u00a0across the country, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the launch of California\u2019s\u00a0Statewide Mobile Monitoring Initiative<\/a>\u00a0(SMMI), a first-of-its-kind program delivering hyper-local air pollution data to guide air quality improvement efforts in California.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWhile the federal government threatens to take us back to the days of smoggy skies and clogged lungs, California continues to lead the way. We\u2019re deploying first-of-their-kind vehicles to monitor pollution levels at a block-by-block level, delivering critical air quality information to communities across the state.\u201d<\/h4>\n
\nGovernor\u00a0Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Starting in June, the pilot project will deploy mobile air monitoring equipment to 64 communities throughout the state, with a particular focus on communities that have long faced environmental disparities. The project spearheaded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will use sensor-equipped vehicles from\u00a0Aclima<\/a>\u00a0and mobile laboratories operated by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Riverside, and Aerodyne to collect and analyze data on local pollution levels.<\/p>\n

The initiative is part of\u00a0California Climate Investments<\/a>, a statewide effort that puts billions of Cap-and-Invest dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment \u2014 particularly in disadvantaged communities.\n<\/p>\n

More than 60% of the mobile monitoring will serve\u00a0priority populations<\/a>, including low-income communities and communities facing disproportionate pollution burdens. The 64 communities were consistently nominated for focused action under the\u00a0Community Air Protection Program<\/a>, underscoring the state\u2019s commitment to protecting the health of Californians in areas most burdened by air pollution.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy meeting communities where they are and listening to their concerns, we\u2019re building an air quality monitoring system that integrates the lived experiences of the people most impacted by air pollution,\u201d\u00a0said CARB Executive Director\u00a0Dr. Steven Cliff<\/strong>. \u201cThe Statewide Mobile Monitoring Initiative represents an unprecedented opportunity to gather the detailed information we need to better protect public health in neighborhoods that have historically borne the brunt of environmental injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Monitoring will take place in the 64 communities over the next year. The project is expected to end in June 2026, when the collected data will become publicly available.\u00a0 Final results will be shared with the 64 communities, the general public, and the Board. CARB, local air districts, stakeholders, and community stakeholders will use the data to help guide efforts to address existing and emerging pollution concerns. The data is also expected to inform future regulatory programs, academic research, and applications for grants such as the\u00a0Community Air Grants Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The program is guided by a robust community engagement framework. More than 40 community-based organizations across California have partnered with CARB to identify local air quality concerns and ensure community voices shape monitoring efforts from the ground up.\n<\/p>\n

California\u2019s clean air leadership<\/h2>\n

Over the last 50 years, the state\u2019s clean air efforts have saved $250 billion in health costs through reduced illness and reduced diesel-related cancer risk by nearly 80 percent.<\/p>\n

The state continues to set clean energy records. Last year, California ran on 100% clean electricity for the\u00a0equivalent of 51 days<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 with the grid running on 100% clean energy for some period two out of every three days. Since the beginning of the Newsom Administration,\u00a0battery storage is up<\/a>\u00a0to over 15,000 megawatts \u2013 a 1,900%+ increase.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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