Good Morning
Menlo-Atherton HS APES Students!
It's 2006
Organize Diverse Communities
for Better Air Quality
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Yvonna Cázares
Air is a resource
How did we
get from here?
To here?
Air pollution =
Any contamination of the atmosphere that alters its natural composition and chemistry
Group Activity:
Discuss and present what human
activities impact air quality
Group Activity:
Discuss and present the consequences
and effects of dirty air
Source: Michigan Tech University
Source: Michigan Tech University
Source: Michigan Tech University
Source: Michigan Tech University
Source: Michigan Tech University
Source: Michigan Tech University
Clean Air Day:
February 1, 2014
Dirty Air Day:
2014 New Year's Day
Air Quality in other parts of the world
Source: NASA Earth Observatory
1 in 7
Bay Area residents has a respiratory condition
Source: American Lung Association
Where you live determines
your health
Cancer and heart disease
Major roads
Particulate matter (PM)
Brake and tire debris
DUST
Health impacts
Asthma
cardiovascular disease
childhood leukemia
premature death.
Autism linked to air pollution
Source: Harvard School of Public Health
#SRSLY!?
The
Clean Air Act
The
Health & Safety Code
Created in 1955
First Air District in the Country
Guess
What our first regulation was?
The Air District
protects the air you breathe
Compliance & Enforcement
10,892 Inspections in 2015
Updates to
refinery emissions rules
Programs to help you
Catch Pokémon!
Commuter Benefits
Rulemaking in 2014
$62 million
for clean air projects in 2014
"Science may have found a cure for most evils;
but it has found no remedy for
the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings."
- Helen Keller
Pair Share!
How can we raise awareness and reach residents?
Awesome
Thanks for your ideas!
173 Community Events
in 2014
Youth for the Environment and Sustainability
Y.E.S. Conference
both educates and engages residents
Social media
Public Participation Plan
Provide opportunities for
meaningful public input
future look like?
What does the
white vans
Back at it again with the
Clean Air Plan
Updates to the
Bay Area Near Roadway
Sensor Study
Your name here
Maybe you'll work for the Air District?
? ? ?
Thank you
Menlo-Atherton HS!
Menlo-Atherton High School Presentation 2016
By Yvonna Cázares
Menlo-Atherton High School Presentation 2016
A presentation given to students in Lance Powell's AP Environmental Science students on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. The Air District offers competitive paid high school internships, community grants for teachers, parents, youth groups and schools, hosts lab tours and an annual youth conference. Contact Yvonna at ycazares@baaqmd.gov for more info. A project of the Spare the Air Youth Program, the Youth for the Environment and Sustainability (YES) Conference is in its 4th year and Menlo-Atherton HS students are welcome to attend! Please help spread the word and register at: http://www.sparetheairyouth.com/2017-yes-conference
