California Air Resources Board

Community Air Protection Program

Community Air Protection Program: Home page for the Program

AB 617 CommunityHub 2.0: Find CAPP communities, CERP strategies and actions, funding information 

Community Air Protection Program Blueprint 2.0: English and Spanish Blueprint 2.0

Community Air Grants: Find out about community air grants, Cycle 5 coming soon!

CARB Environmental Justice Blog): Environmental Justice Blog

Community Air Protection Incentives: Updated Incentives Guidelines

Air Monitoring Data Websites

AQview: Community Air Quality Viewer: Air quality data maps and trends from government and community-led air monitoring. 

PurpleAir Air Sensor Map: Hyper-local community-collected particle pollution (PM 2.5) data.

EPA Fire and Smoke Map: Provides active fire locations and air quality index (AQI) from multiple sensor types.

Cumulative Health and Exposure Screening Tools

CalEnviroScreen 4.0 | OEHHA: Environmental Health Screening Tool helps identify disproportionately burdened communities.

CalEnviroScreen 10th Anniversary (arcgis.com): History of the groundbreaking Environmental Justice mapping tool.

Healthy Place Index (HPI) (healthyplacesindex.org): Maps data on social conditions that drive health like education, job opportunities, clean air and water.

EJScreen: Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool: U.S. EPA Environmental Justice mapping tool combines environmental and demographic indicators.

Air Pollution Emission Inventory Tools

CARB Pollution Mapping Tool | California Air Resources Board: Air pollution emissions data for criteria air pollutants toxic air contaminants, and greenhouse gases from large facilities.

Reporting, Enforcement, and Mitigation Information

Environmental Complaints: (New) CalEPA Environmental Complaint System for Air, Water, Toxic Substances, Pesticides, and Solid Waste (trash)

Vehicle Idling Fact Sheet | California Air Resources Board Vehicle idling facts

Catalytic Converter Theft Deterrence: Catalytic converter theft deterrence fact sheet

Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEP) | California Air Resources Board: CARB's SEP Policy allows community-based projects to be funded from a portion of the penalties received during settlement of enforcement actions.

Community Air Monitoring Systems and Information

Pollution and Prejudice (arcgis.com): Redlining and environmental injustice in California.

Brightline Making Strides in Air Quality Equity — Brightline Defense: A youth-partnered initiative in San Francisco.

SJVAir:  Operated by non-profit organizations, providing a network of low-cost air quality monitors with real-time PM2.5 data.

Air Rangers - Air Quality Monitoring: Groundwork's Air Rangers program (Richmond, CA) provides Purple Air Sensors at no cost to over 20 residents.