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Current Public Notices 

For information on forthcoming Meetings, Hearings, Workshops, Rule Notifications, and meetings pertaining to Permitting, AB2588, CEQA, and Exceptional Events please visit the Public Notices page.

Archive of CEQA Public Notices

The CEQA notices archive only includes Notices of Decision or Determination (NOD) and Notices of Exemption.  Other CEQA notices, including Notices of Completion (NOC), Notices of Intent (NOI), and Notices of Preparation (NOP) are not archived.
NOD Archive
NOE Archive

SCAQMD provides an assortment of educational and outreach materials to help the public better understand air pollution and its effects and steps that can be taken to help clean the air.

Brochures, Fact Sheets, and Newsletters

Videos

Resources for Students, Teachers, and Parents

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Notice:

Placement of a link on this page does not constitute an endorsement, warranty or guarantee by the SCAQMD. The SCAQMD is not responsible for the content found on these web sites.

• Health Effects of Air Pollution (PDF, 241kb)
• Historical air quality levels – Is smog getting better or worse?  Find out by checking  in Southern California
• Kids Page – SCAQMD Activities and Experiments (for sixth graders) (PDF, 1.4MB)
• About the SCAQMD – What is the SCAQMD? Why is it here and what does it do.
• SCAQMD News – What has the SCAQMD done lately to fight smog?  SCAQMD Newsletter.
• TheKnowZone – Stuff for kids, students, and teachers. California Air Resources Board (CARB).
• Air Quality Index FOR KIDS! – EPA web page
• Dirty Air: The Health Effects of Air Pollution - A brochure on air pollution which has the 
  • Air Quality Index (PDF, 123kb).  The Air Quality Index is used to to tell the people about the air. It is a quick way to tell people how good or bad the air is.
• En espanol:
  • Aire Sucio: Efectos de la Contaminación del Aire Sobre la Salud Información.
  • Indice de la Calidad del Aire Advertencias Sobre Contaminantes Especificos.
• Glossary of commonly used terms

Environmental Web Sites for Students and Teachers

Federal government agencies

• Take It Outside! – Bureau of Land Management
• Department of Energy
  • Kids Zone 
  • Office of Science 
  • Dr. E's Energy Lab - EERE Kids Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network 
• Especially for Kids! – US Fish and Wildlife Service; resources for students and teacher
• Conservation Education – US Forest Service education portal
• NOAA Education Resources – National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

State and regional government agencies

• Energy Quest – California Energy Commission
• Smog City an interactive game –  Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD
• TheKnowZone – Stuff for kids, students, and teachers. California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Other organizations and media

• National Audubon Society Education
• National Geographic Kids
• kidzone – National Wildlife Federation
• Think Earth – Environmental Education Foundation

Air Pollution, Asthma and Children's Health

US Environmental Protection Agency

• AIRNow – Air Quality Index (AQI)
• Office of Children's Health Protection

California Air Resources Board

• Research: Air Pollution Research Reports/Studies – Health Effects of Air Pollution

Other Health Organizations

• American Lung Association

Asthma and Allergy Information

• Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America
• Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Online – maintained by American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Asthma and Allergy Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute from the National institutes of Health

National Jewish Health – Denver, Colo., hospital specializing in respiratory diseases including asthma 

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Historical Information on Air Pollution and Air Pollution Control Efforts

• History of Air Pollution Control in Southern California
  
• 50 Years of Progress
• The Evolution of Air Quality Monitoring
• Unusual Smog-Busting Ideas
   

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Any questions or comments regarding Student's Health? Let me know.
Dr. Jo Kay Ghosh, Health Effects Officer