INDEX - Archived

This is an index of past issues of On the Air, from 1990 through 1995. For a print copy, call Liz Zavala at 961-8857 or zavalal@sbcapcd.org.

November/December 1995

Four Days of Unhealthful Pollution Levels
Boat Emissions to be Reduced
Public Provides Input to APCD - Survey Results Are In
Clean Air Express at Your Service
Q&A: What are the asbestos requirements for house demolition?
Clean Air Holiday Shopping Tips
Local Community Gets Involved in APCD
Reformulated Fuel Update

Business Focus

New Source Review Update
Group Looks at Ways to Accurately Measure Vapor Pressure
Consultant Databases Available from Cal EPA
Does Your Business Need Onsite Compliance Advice?
Tips on How to Sail Through the Permit Process

September/October 1995

Pollution Prevention Week
Clean Fuels and Energy Program Cleans Air and Energizes Local Economy
Ozone Season and Pollution Prevention
APCD Board Roundup
APCD Teams Up with Pollution Prevention Center
Rideshare Week
Handy Phone Numbers

Business Focus

Woodcoating Rule Revision Approved by CAC
APCD Teams up to Reduce Emissions From Boilers
Reporting Equipment Breakdowns
Non-toxic Alternatives for Dry Cleaning

July/August 1995

Board Awards Clean Air Grants
Stricter Particulate Standard on the Horizon
Cleaner Gas to be Sold in California
New Gas Nozzle Used in Santa Maria
APCD Now Independent from the County
APCD's World Wide Web Sites

Business Focus

Fast Track Permitting
Metal Coating Rule Revised
Recordkeeping & Exemptions Simplified
Air Resources Board Goes Online
EPA Delays Chlorinated Solvent Standards
Q&A: Does APCD Regulate Stratospheric Ozone Depleting Compounds?

May/June 1995

APCD Revising Major Permit Rules
Five Businesses Receive Environmental Award
EPA Deems Clean Air Plan Complete for Processing
Bike to Work Day

Business Focus

Ombudsman Appointed
Business Environmental Assistance Center Offers Services to California Businesses
Q&A: Registration for Portable Equipment
Federal Clean Air Act Requirement for Halogenated Solvents

March/April 1995

1995 Marks 25 Years for APCD
Earth Day Event Will Kick Off Kids Club
Local Schools Can Think Earth
What can One Person Do?

Business Focus

Celebrate Earth Day With a Gift of Education
Compliance Tips
APCD Active in Economic Development Forum
The Green Award
Q&A: Separate Permits for Internal Combustion Engines
Transportation Demand Management Rule

January/February 1995

Tell Us What You Think!
Old Vehicle Clean Up Partnership Changes
Hybrid Buses Delivered to Vandenberg Air Force Base
APCD Information Available on the Internet
Hong Kong Requests Assistance from APCD Staff
Clean Air Survey

Business Focus

APCD Streamlining Efforts Summarized
Small Business Owners SCORE With Free Advice
Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act

November/December 1994

1994 Clean Air Plan Adopted by APCD Board with Vandenberg Revision
Funding Available for Motor Vehicle Projects
1993 Annual Air Quality Report Finalized
1995 APCD Board Calendar
Green Award Nominations

Business Focus

What Will Happen to AEM?
Recent APCD Actions
If You Cannot Comply with Air Pollution Regulations - Variances

September/October 1994

APCD Opens Business Assistance Program
Smog Season Continues
Hybrid Vehicles Combine Natural Gas and Electric Technologies
Air Pollution Control District to Cut Organizational Ties to County<

Business Focus

Directory Connects Business and Government
Revisions to Body Shop Rule Considered
The Voice Behind APCD's Business Assistance Line
Community Advisory Council Appointed by New Air Board

July/August 1994

New APCD Board Formed
Outer Continental Shelf Platforms to be Permitted by APCD
APCD 1994/95 Budget
Local Businesses to Participate in Pollution Prevention Program
Air Quality Summary

Business Focus

New Flare Rule Adopted
Air Toxic Control Measure Adopted for Dry Cleaners
Fleets of the Future: Clean Fuel Vehicles Available Now

May/June 1994

North County Open House on June 10
Goleta & Santa Maria School Districts Receive the Nation's First Electric School Buses
APCD Revising Permitting and New Source Revision Rules
Draft 1994 Clean Air Plan Expected in July
Old Car Report Available
Green Awards Presented to Five Local Businesses

Business Focus

Body Shop Rule Revision Adopted
Gas Station Inspections Consolidated
Administrative Infraction Document Created

March/April 1994

APCD to Form Advisory Council
Santa Barbara County Meets Federal Clean Air Standards
Priority Projects Chosen for 1993/94 DMV Funds
APCD Nominates Nine Businesses for Green Award
Santa Barbara County's Air Monitoring Program
APCD Works With SM Company to Clarify Boiler Rule

Business Focus

On the Air Goes to Business
From the Air Pollution Control Officer
APCD to Exempt Certain Businesses from Permit Requirements

January/February 1994

APCD Board of Directors to Change
From the Air Pollution Control Officer
Business Deserve Recognition
Old Vehicle Cleanup Partnership Update
EPA Delegates Offshore Permit Authority to APCD
1993 Air Quality Summary

November/December 1993

Rule Revisions Required by EPA
Air Quality Permits and Streamlining Process Underway
An Inventory of Pollution for our Clean Air Plans (Emission Inventory)
Notices of Violation and the Mutual Settlement Plan

August/September 1993

Federal Clean Air Plan Completed (ROP)
Two Local Boats Receive Low-Polluting Diesel Engines
What is a Clean Air Plan?
The APCD Inspection - a Tool for Successful Compliance
New Department Head Named
Chevron Tanker Loads Crude Oil at Gaviota

June/July 1993

The Heat is On (summer activities)
Traffic Solutions
Air Pollution Complaints
How Do We Compare (graph)

April/May 1993

DOE Grant Will Fund Clean Gas Turbines
Court Orders Tougher Clean Air Plans for Three Ca. Districts (FIPs)
Bike Coalition
Electric Vehicles
Clean Air Week

February/March 1993

Up In Smoke (fireplaces and woodstoves)
Legislature Passes New Public Health Law (Toxics)
Ozone: A Regional Pollutant With A Regional Solution
Legislature Amends The California Clean Air Act
Annual Reports are Due

November/December 1992

Old Vehicle Clean Up Partnership
County Updates Energy Element of General Plan
Where Does That Haze Come From?
Public Service Announcement is Aired on Local Television
The Autumn Smog Season

September 1992

EPA Adopts Air Regulations for Oil Platforms
Santa Barbara Clean Air Plan Adopted by Air Resources Board
Why You Should Think Twice Before Starting Up Your Car
County Reaches Agreement With Chevron to Reduce Smog
Smog Intrudes on Summer Fun

July 1992

Loans Available for Air Pollution Control Equipment
Toxic Air Contaminants: What Are We Exposed To?
Air Pollution, Gas Stations and You
APCD Lowers Fees
Pollutant of the Month: Benzene

May 1992

Unhealthful Ozone Levels Measured this Spring
Air Pollution Damages Our Health, Economy and Productivity
Facts About Air Pollution, Health and Exercise
Dispelling the Myths About the Clean Air Program in Santa Barbara County

March 1992

Clean Air Week
Earth Day Exhibition Set for April 26
Leaving Your Car at Home Can Be Fun

January 1992

Santa Barbara County Adopts Clean Air Plan
District Anticipated Progress Towards Clean Air with Passage of Two New Rules
Global Warming and Carbon Dioxide
EPA Proposes Offshore Air Regulations
Exxon's Lorelay Operating in the Santa Barbara Channel

November 1991

Holiday Shopping for Clean Air
Community Assistance Programs Underway
Carbon Monoxide
1991 Air Quality Attainment Plan to be considered by Board
Clean Air Conference Call for Papers
Draft EIR Available for Public Review (AQAP)

September 1991

Keep California Moving - Rideshare Week
Producing Energy from Fuel Cells
The APCD Inspection Program
Santa Barbara Conducts PM10 Study

July 1991

The Permitting Process - An Overview
Oil Begins Flowing at the Chevron Processing Facility
Nitrogen Oxides - Forerunners to Smog
Air Quality Monitoring: Finding Out What is in the Air We Breathe

April 1991

Santa Barbara Develops Comprehensive Risk Assessment Model
The California Clean Air Act Mandates Tough Pollution Regulations
Reactive Organic Compounds - Forerunners to Smog

February 1991

Health Advisory Alert (Ozone)
Natural Gas - the Fuel of the Future
APCD Works to Demystify Air Regulations (publications)
APCD Efforts to Reduce Pollution from Motor Vehicles

December 1990

Santa Barbara County Ozone Study
Federal Clean Air Act Passed
All Aboard the Clean Air Express
The Smog Check Program
Careful Consumerism can Benefit Air Quality

October 1990

Introducing... On the Air
Who you Gonna Call (APCD Description)
Bicycling - A Popular Alternative to Autos
The Bicycle Commuting Experience
APCD Earth Day Message Reaches Thousands in County
Good Ozone and Bad Ozone

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