Mary D. Nichols Statement on Her Reappointment as ARB Chairman
Date
Release Number
11-01
Contacts
Stanley Young
Office of Communications
SACRAMENTO - Today California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. Nichols issued the following statement regarding her reappointment by Governor Brown:
"I am delighted to join the Brown administration and be reappointed as Chairman of the California Air Resources Board. I look forward to continuing the work of ARB to clean California's air, protect the public's health, and help drive the development of clean and more efficient energy sources and technologies to power our state's economy and generate new, green jobs."
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. CARB is the lead agency for climate change programs and oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health-based air quality standards.