Stay informed with real-time air quality updates, current wildfire information, and health-protective tips to help you breathe easier when wildfires impact the Valley. Click here.

The District is currently seeking candidates to fill open positions on the five-member Hearing Boards. Openings include:

• Southern Region:Public Member Primary, Medical and Engineer Alternate (must reside in Kern or Tulare Counties)
• Northern Region:Primary and Alternate Public Member, Medical Alternate, Attorney Alternate, and Engineer Alternate (must reside in Merced, San Joaquin, or Stanislaus Counties)
• Central Region:Public, Attorney, and Engineer Alternates (Must reside in Fresno, Kings or Madera County)

Interested individuals must complete and submit an application. Recruitment will remain open until the positions are filled.

Application for Hearing Board

The District is accepting applications on an ongoing basis for the Environmental Justice Advisory Group (EJAG). Individuals interested in serving may submit an EJAG application at any time to be considered as vacancies arise. The current vacancies are as follows: (1) Small Business Owner, (1) Kern County At-Large Representative, (1) Merced County At-Large Representative, (1) Stanislaus County At-Large Representative.

Application for EJAG

The Valley has recently achieved a number of new clean air milestones, improving the public health of Valley residents.
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The Governing Board approved the District’s 2026 Legislative Platform that establishes the District’s 2026 legislative priorities. Following approval of the platform, Staff will distribute the platform to the Valley state and federal delegations and will advocate for the District’s priorities with appropriate state/federal policymakers. Click here.

A recent report by UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs Luskin Center for Innovation finds that the District's Tune In Tune Up Vehicle Repair Program not only has reduced vehicle emissions in the most environmentally disadvantaged region of the state but also has done so in an efficient manner that accomplishes equity in opportunity and benefit distribution. Read the Full report here. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the District modified the Tune In Tune Up Vehicle Repair Program to operate in the absence of weekend events. A Luskin Center report detailing the program changes and the community response can be found here.

A recent report discussing the District's effectiveness in reaching residents in low income and disadvantaged communities for participation in the clean vehicle replacement program can be found here.

The Government Finance Officers' Association (GFOA) awarded the District the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, the GFOA's highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting. This award was for the latest District's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (fiscal year 2020-21 ACFR) representing a significant achievement for the District and representing its commitment to meeting the highest principles of Governmental reporting and transparency to the public. To earn this award, an impartial panel judged the ACFR as meeting the high standards of the GFOA program, including demonstrating a constructive 'spirit of full disclosure' to clearly communicate the District's financial story and motivate the public to read the ACFR. Click here.

Worksites subject to the eTRIP rule (Rule 9410) are required to conduct a Commute Verification Survey no later than December 31 each year. This survey is designed to collect information as to how employees get to and from work each day during a week-long period. These worksites are also required to submit an Annual Report, consisting of the compiled results of the Commute Verification Survey, to the District by no later than March 31 of each following year. For assistance with the Commute Verification Survey or the Annual Report, please visit Rule 9410: Employer Based Trip Reduction or contact the eTRIP Rule Small Business Assistance office at etrip@valleyair.org or call (559) 230-5950.

District programs lauded as a shining example. Click here.