California Council For Environmental And Economic Balance

WE ARE A NON-PROFIT, NON-PARTISAN COALITION OF INDUSTRY, LABOR AND PUBLIC LEADERS.

THE AIR PROJECT COVERS STATEWIDE REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE AIR QUALITY ISSUES (EXCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE). THE PROJECT WORKS TO ENSURE THAT STATE AND FEDERAL AIR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS ARE INTEGRATED IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE CONSISTENCY AND MINIMIZE DUPLICATION OF EFFORT. THE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS MEMBERS AT THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES, AS WELL AS AT THE LEGISLATURE. THE AIR PROJECT WORKS TO IMPROVE PROGRAMS ON-THE GROUND AND TO ENSURE THAT POLICIES ARE SUCCESSFUL UNDER REAL-WORLD CONDITIONS WHILE STILL MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS. THE AIR PROJECT IS THE LEAD FOR ISSUES RELATED TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

THE WATER, CHEMISTRY, AND WASTE PROJECT FOCUSES ON STATEWIDE REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES DEALING WITH WATER, GREEN CHEMISTRY, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. THE PROJECT WORKS CLOSELY WITH STATE REGULATORY AGENCIES, ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AND THE LEGISLATURE TO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY, PROCEDURAL STREAMLINING AND PROACTIVE, EVIDENCE BASED POLICIES THAT CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED. PROJECT MEMBERS ARE REPRESENTED AT A HOST OF STATE AGENCIES INCLUDING THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD (SWRCB), THE DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL (DTSC), THE CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM AGENCIES (CUPA) FORUM BOARD, THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT (OEHHA), THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CALEPA), THE DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES RECYCLING AND RECOVERY (CALRECYCLE), THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (DWR), THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (CALOES), AND THE OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL (OPC), AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES, AS WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.

THE SOUTH COAST AIR PROJECT DEALS WITH AIR QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AT THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SCAQMD). THE DISTRICT ENFORCES SOME OF THE MOST STRINGENT AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS IN THE WORLD, MAKING REAL PROGRESS TOWARDS REDUCING HARMFUL EMISSIONS IN THE SECOND MOST POPULATED URBAN AREA IN THE UNITED STATES. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE SCAQMD TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE REGIONS AIR QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. PROJECT MEMBERS ARE REPRESENTED AT NUMEROUS PROCEEDINGS AND IN STAKEHOLDER GROUPS OF THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN (AQMP) ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE, HOME RULE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, REGIONAL CLEAN AIR INCENTIVES MARKET (RECLAIM) WORKING GROUP, PERMIT STREAMLINING TASK FORCE, AQ-SPEC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MULTIPLE AIR TOXICS EXPOSURE STUDY (MATES) ADVISORY GROUP, AND OTHER PRIORITY ISSUES.