ARB to Hold Residential Waste Burning Workshop in Yreka
Media Advisory
Date
Release Number
01-39
Contacts
SACRAMENTO – The California Environmental Protection Agency's Air Resources Board will hold a workshop to discuss its plan to address residential waste burning.
December 5, 2001
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Miners Inn Convention Center
122 East Miner Street
Yreka, California
The workshop discussions will cover public health impacts and a proposal to prohibit the outdoor burning of residential waste materials other than natural vegetation, as well as eliminate the use of burn barrels. More information
CARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The CARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards.