Antelope Valley AQMD

The Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District is accepting applications through 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 for the following position:

- Office Assistant.

Learn more about this position and download an employment application at https://mdaqmd.ca.gov/jobs

Our Winter 2021 Lawn & Garden Equipment Exchange program is well underway! Trade out that air-polluting gas-powered mower and get a voucher for $275 an EGO brand battery-powered, zero-emission mower! Restrictions apply. Offer only open to Antelope Valley residents. Learn how to participate:
https://avaqmd.ca.gov/winter-2021-lawn-garden-equipment-exchange?fbclid=IwAR19IwoAp2BKoOpAPWRwpAT8Ouy2J0mm5N46-UFhQ7TtYX3LYbcnrkRjqbc

Antelope Valley AQMD and Lowe's have teamed up to offer special discounts on battery-powered lawn mowers, trimmers and blowers exclusively to Antelope Valley residents who trade in their gas-powered lawn equipment. Program open through Dec. 31! Restrictions apply. Learn more: https://avaqmd.ca.gov/winter-2021-lawn-garden-equipment-exchange

There is a smoke advisory in place in the Antelope Valley.

The Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District is accepting applications through 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2021 for the following position:

- Air Quality Specialist I.

Learn more about this position and download an employment application at https://mdaqmd.ca.gov/jobs

Congratulations to Antelope Valley Transit Authority for passing a huge milestone of five million electric bus miles. https://www.avta.com/avta-passes-a-new-electric-milestone-five-million-miles-of-zero-emission-bus-operations

Congratulations Westside Union School District Antelope Valley AQMD Passantino Andersen!

Westside Union becomes nation’s first ‘AGZA Certified Green Zone’ district Through a partnership of the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District (AVAQMD) and American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA), the Westside Union School District has become the first Certified Green Zone School District in the United States.The District partnered with the AGZA Green Zone Certifi

Limited Time Remains for On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck and Bus Operators seeking grant assistance to meet the upcoming January 1, 2023 compliance deadline.
Opportunity for diesel to diesel replacements exists through September 31, 2021.
Opportunity remains for alternative fuel, low NOx, electric and hybrid replacements.
Eligible Trucks and Buses are diesel engine model years 2007 - 2009. Vehicles must be in registered, in operation for the past 24 months and in compliance to be eligible.
Grant amounts vary up to the funding cap listed below depending on annual mileage.
Example: a 2009 model year diesel engine that operates 80,000 miles a year may be eligible for up t0 26% of the replacement costs not to exceed the funding caps.
- Heavy Heavy-Duty (HHD) GVWR > 33,000 lbs. = $60,000
- Medium Heavy-Duty (MHD) GVWR 19,501-33,000 lbs. = $40,000
- Light Heavy-Duty (LHD) GVWR 14,001-19,500 lbs. = $30,000
For eligibility and more information contact Julie McKeehan, Grants Analyst at 661-723-8070 x.28 or [email protected].

FIRST IN THE NATION!

The Westside Union School District has been dubbed the first Certified Green Zone School District in the United States. A partnership of the Antelope Valley AQMD and American Green Zone Alliance made this remarkable feat possible. Congrats, Westside Union!

Read the full story here: https://avaqmd.ca.gov/westside-union-becomes-nation-s-first-agza-certified-green-zone-district