This area has a severe problem with smog, and the South Coast AQMD has been a leader in the nation's efforts to reduce air pollution emissions.
Emission standards for mobile sources (automobiles, trucks, buses, railroads, airplanes and marine vessels) are established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board.
The forecasts are made available to the public through newspapers, television, radio, its award-winning smartphone application, social media, its website, and a toll-free Smog Update telephone line.
[1][2] The air quality modeling activities of the South Coast AQMD are one of the functions of the Planning, Rule Development and Area Sources section.
The models that may be utilized include:[4] The SCAQMD has authority to regulate stationary sources of air pollution.
These include warehouses which induce truck trips, and thus qualify as indirect sources of air pollution.
[5] The indirect source rule's main program is the Warehouse Actions and Investments to Reduce Emissions (WAIRE).