As directed by the
Governing Board at its January 2003 meeting, and in conjunction with the
September 2002 Environmental Justice Enhancements, staff investigated the feasibility of rulemaking regarding cumulative
impacts of air pollution beyond current AQMD requirements. A
Working Group comprised of representatives of key stakeholder groups from industry and the
environmental/community groups was formed to provide input to staff
regarding these efforts. On September 5, 2003, The AQMD Governing
Board directed staff to proceed with the Cumulative Impacts Reduction
Strategy (CIRS), as outlined in the following White Paper. Cumulative
Impacts is a key component of the
2003-2004 Environmental Justice
Workplan.
Cumulative
Impacts White Paper ( 2.49Mb pdf file)
Cumulative Impacts White Paper-Appendix
Risk-Based maps
A series of maps in pdf format is available. The maps show different
levels of cancer risk by census tracts.
Reference:
Environmental Justice Program
Environmental Justice Enhancements: AQMD
Governing Board Meeting, September 13, 2002, Agenda no. 34.
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