11/14/2024
 Grants
will fund Highway 126-corridor EV chargers
Awards totaling $1.5 million will help improve air
quality in Santa Paula, Fillmore and Piru.
11/6/2024
 Air
Quality Alert issued for smoke in Ventura County
Smoke from the Mountain Fire is causing the Air
Quality Index (AQI) to fall in the unhealthy range
for everyone in Oxnard and Camarillo.
Alerta de calidad del aire emitida para el condado
de Ventura
El humo del Incendio Montaña está causando que el
índice de calidad del aire (AQI, por sus siglas en
inglés) caiga en el rango no saludable para todos en
Oxnard y Camarillo.
11/6/2024
 Air
Quality Alert issued for dust in Ventura County
The strong winds are stirring up dust, which is
increasing the amount of particle pollution and
causing the Air Quality Index (AQI) to fall in the
unhealthy range for most of Ventura County.
Alerta de calidad del aire emitida para el condado
de Ventura
Los fuertes vientos están levantando polvo, lo que
está aumentando la cantidad de contaminación por
partículas y causando que el índice de calidad del
aire (AQI, por sus siglas en inglés) caiga en el
rango insalubre para todos en condado de Ventura.
10/9/2024
 Air
district seeks candidates for Hearing Board
Three Ventura County residents are needed to serve
as alternate members.
9/23/2024
 Air district to fund solar-powered harvest aids
The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
awarded a $50,000 grant to an Oxnard strawberry farm
to begin replacing its gasoline-powered harvest-aid
machines with solar models it helped develop.
8/5/2024
 Grants
can fund novel emission-reducing projects
The Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board can
award up to $52,000 from the Clean Air Fund.
7/19/2024
 Limoneira joins vessel speed-reduction program
The Santa Paula-based agribusiness is the newest ambassador for the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies program.
6/18/2024
 Beware
of unhealthy air following July 4 fireworks
The district is warning residents that dangerous
levels of very small particles can be caused by
Fourth of July fireworks.
6/16/2024
 Air
Quality Alert issued for Ventura County
The district is issuing an Air Quality Alert because
unhealthy conditions are forecast for Monday, June
17.
Alerta de Calidad del Aire emitida para el condado
de Ventura
El distrito está emitiendo una Alerta de Calidad del
Aire porque condiciones insalubres se pronostican
para lunes, 17 de junio.
5/30/2024
 Grants
will fund electric school buses and chargers
The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
has awarded $1.56 million to school districts in
Oxnard and Ventura to replace diesel engine buses
with new zero-emission electric ones and to install
charging stations.
4/4/2024
 Ship
speed reduction lowered coastal air pollution
Results from the 2023 Protecting Blue Whales and
Blue Skies vessel speed reduction program show it
reduced coastal California air pollution, risk to
whales and ocean noise.
3/12/2024
 $4.5M
in grants to reduce ag equipment pollution
The district is distributing $4.57 million to help
replace diesel tractors, loaders and other equipment
on farms, ranches and wholesale nurseries with
lower-emission versions.
2/27/2024
 Companies
receive awards for
Protecting
Blue Whales & Blue Skies
Thirty-three shipping lines reduced their vessel
speeds in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay and
Southern California regions, including Ventura
County, in 2023.
12/28/2023
 Rule changes to cut oil and gas pollution
On Dec. 12, the Air Pollution Control Board approved rule changes that are expected to reduce reactive organic carbon emissions from oil and gas components by 20% a year in Ventura County.
12/6/2023
 Vouchers for cleaner-burning devices available
THIS PROGRAM HAS CLOSED.
The district is awarding residents up to $5,000 to
replace wood-burning fireplaces and stoves with
cleaner-burning and more effective devices.
Bonos para aparatos de combustión más limpia
ESTE PROGRAMA SE HA CERRADO.
El Distrito está premiando a los residentes con
hasta $5,000 dólares para sustituir las chimeneas y
estufas de leña por dispositivos de combustión más
limpios y eficaces.
3/30/2022
Air Pollution Control District Announces Retirement
of Dr. Laki Tisopulos
7/21/2021
APCD Partners with County of Ventura and CAUSE to
launch Text Alert System for Farmworkers During
Wildfires
7/21/2021
APCD se Asocia con el Condado de Ventura y CAUSE para Lanzar un Sistema de Alerta de Texto para Trabajadores Agrícolas Durante Incendios Forestales
7/7/2021
Upcoming Launch of the Largest Electric Vehicle Charger Installation Effort (Nearly $6 Million) in the County
Anuncian el Próximo Lanzamiento para la Instalación
Más Grande de Cargadores de Vehículos Eléctricos (Casi
$ 6 Millones) en el Condado
7/7/2020
Air District Seeks Candidates for Hearing Board
6/6/2020
VC Star:
Eco-tip: Upside of pandemic? It clears the air for
everyone
1/14/2020
2019 Air Quality Incentive Programs Summary
12/17/2019
Clean Air Grant Helps Ojai Reduce Smog, Toxic Air Contaminants and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
12/11/2019
Clean Air Grants Reduce Smog and Focus on Environmental Justice
9/26/2019
Response to EPA's Letter
6/25/2019
The Ventura County APCD seeks Medical professional
member and registered professional engineer for
Hearing Board
12/17/2018
Clean Air Grants Reduce Smog and Focus on
Environmental Justice
2/14/2017
Final 2016 Ventura County Air Quality Management
Plan Adopted by the Ventura County Air Pollution
Control Board
1/23/2017
2016 Santa Barbara Channel Vessel Speed Reduction
Program an Overwhelming Success
06/08/2015
Air Monitoring Network Report Available for Review
09/22/2014
Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board approves
$2.7 Million in Clean Air Grants
09/09/2014
More ships to slow down for cleaner air and whale
protection: Ventura County Air Pollution Control
District chips in for ship speed reduction incentive
trial
08/07/2014
Air District’s Air Monitoring Network Plan Available
for Review (press release)
See also
Air Monitoring Network Plan webpage.
04/23/2014
2014 Progress Toward Clean Air report highlights
California's air quality improvements
09/11/2013
The Ventura county APCD Seeks Medical Professional
For Hearing Board
09/11/2013
The Ventura County APCD Seeks Candidate For Hearing
Board (Engineer Position)
06/21/2013
Air District’s Air Monitoring Network Plan Available
for Review (press release)
See also
Air Monitoring Network Plan webpage.
06/20/2013
The 2012 Ventura County APCD Incentive Program Review and Audit Reports are available for review
01/08/2013
Final 2012 Triennial Assessment and Plan Update
12/19/2012
Ventura County attains the 1997 federal 8-hour ozone
air quality standard
11/30/2012
Air District’s Air Monitoring Network Plan Available
for Review (press release)
See also
Air Monitoring Network Plan webpage.
10/8/2012
Ventura County APCD in partnership with Mountain
View Tire & Service, Big Brand Tire & Service, and
the Ventura County Community Foundation kicked off a
new voucher program to reduce the cost of
low-rolling resistance fuel efficient tires.
4/9/2012
The Ventura County APCD along with Santa Barbara
County and San Luis Obispo APCDs were awarded a
$250,000 grant from the Energy Commission to develop
plans to support Plug-in Electric Vehicles charging
infrastructure in the Central Coast.
6/14/2011
The final 2011 Ventura County Triennial Assessment
and Plan Update for the California Clean Air Act
was adopted by the Ventura County Air Pollution
Control Board.
5/19/2011
Sky Savers program going strong
02/17/2011
Program offers free promotion to green merchants and vendors
02/03/2011
Air District Seeks Candidate for Hearing Board
01/13/2011
Air Board has new officers for 2011
09/15/2010
Air District Seeks Medical Professional for Hearing Board
07/02/2010
District continues to offer climate change
presentation
06/02/2010
Air District's Air Monitoring network Plan Available
for Review
05/18/2009
District receives United States Environmental
Protection Agency’s 2008 Clean Air Excellence Award
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