In-person: Valley Vision, 3400 3rd Avenue, Sacramento (snacks/drinks!)
or Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83350840698?pwd=ikvVdNIbfvLdB229bbdWEXSyN33ebQ.1
Meeting ID: 833 5084 0698; Passcode: 142040
Three air monitoring programs are underway in the Sacramento area, focused on underserved communities. They are intended to inform residents about their likely sources of unhealthy air, and help come up with viable solutions.
We will hear from those involved with these studies:
- Valley Vision: Sacramento Neighborhoods Activating on Air Quality
Focus: Old North Sacramento/Norwood and Oak Park/Fruitridge - Sacramento Metro Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD): Community Air Monitoring Plan
Focus: South Sacramento, Florin/Route 99 - Breathe California-Sacramento Region & CSUS: Sacramento County Vehicle Emission Project
Focus: Health impacts of near-roadway pollution
Also, SMAQMD Transportation & Climate Division Director Jaime Lemus will discuss federal funding for:
- Community Pollution Reduction Grants for the seven-county Sacramento region
(funded by the Inflation Reduction Act through US EPA) - A Climate Resilient Capital Region – involving SACOG, SMAQMD, SMUD, SAFCA, SacRT, PCWA (Placer County Water Agency), RWA (Regional Water Authority)
– a multi-benefit approach to resiliency through coordinated action and collective investment
Updates:
- Caltrans’ plan to add lanes to I-80 in Yolo County
- Status of Climate Action Plans, & Sacramento County’s Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force
- ECOS’ work with SacRT to highlight the benefits of public transit
- Others …
