California Air Resources Board

Approved in October 2023, the Community Air Protection Program Blueprint 2.0 (Blueprint 2.0) is CARB’s Statewide Strategy and implementation guidance to reduce harmful emissions and exposures to air pollution in communities most impacted by poor air quality. Blueprint 2.0 reflects the experience and lessons learned since the beginning of the Community Air Protection Program (Program). It is significantly informed by The People’s Blueprint, which was developed by environmental justice leaders, and recommends an equity-centered approach for Program implementation. The CARB Board approved the first Blueprint in September 2018 and it must be updated every five years per Assembly Bill 617 (AB 617).

Background

AB 617, authored by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia and signed into law by Governor Brown on July 26, 2017, provides a community-focused action framework to improve air quality in communities most impacted by air pollution. The bill recognizes that while California has seen tremendous improvement in air quality, some communities still suffer greater impacts than others. It is these communities that require special attention and accelerated action.