Communicating Air Quality Meeting Materials

MEETING AGENDA AND ATTENDEES LIST

• Agenda
• Attendees List

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

EPA Tools for Environmental Justice

• Presentation of Alan Walts (EPA Region 5)

EJ from a Local and Federal Perspective

• Presentation of Arturo Blanco (EPA Region 6) 

Making Sense of Kids Making Sense, a STEM-Based Air Quality Program

• Presentation of Alan Chan (Sonoma Technology, Inc.)

Incorporating EJ in Title V Permitting

• Presentation of Jason Howanitz (Birmingham)

THE NEW OZONE NAAQS – NONATTAINMENT CHALLENGES

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Presentation of Susan Stone (EPA OAQPS)

State and Local Agencies

Implications of a New Ozone NAAQS in a Non-Attainment State

• Presentation of Anne Gobin (Connecticut)

Regional Reasons for Reaching Ozone Attainment: Maryland

• Presentation of Joel Dreessen (Maryland)

Ozone Attainment: Successfully Working  with Elected Officials

• Presentation of Lynne Liddington (Knoxville, TN)

WHERE THERE'S (WOOD) SMOKE

EPA's Residential Wood Smoke Program

• Presentation of Steve Rosenthal (EPA Region 5)

Prescribed Fire and Public Health Protection

• Presentation of Julie Hunter (Reno, NV)

Wood Smoke Challenges in the Northeast

• Presentation of Paul Miller (NESCAUM)

Managing Wood Smoke in Puget Sound, Washington

• Presentation of Joanne Todd (Seattle, WA)

WHAT'S HOT: LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES

Upcoming Changes and Enhancements to the U.S. EPA's AIRNow Program

• Combined Presentation of John White (EPA OAQPS) and Alan Chan (Sonoma Technology, Inc.)  

NWAQC Nora and Wes Quest for Clean Air Series

• Presentation of Mathew Kwartin (Washington)

Piloting Next Generation Air Measurements, Engaging Citizen Scientists, and Inspiring STEM Leaders – A Pilot in SE Chicago

• Presentation of Marta Fuoco (EPA Region 5) 

Engagement with a Capital E: Innovative Approaches for Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement

• Presentation of Luz Gomez (San Francisco, CA)

How to Partner for Success: Lessons Learned from a Clean Commute Challenge

• Presentation of Tara Onufrak (Charlotte, NC)

Nebraska's Response to the Clean Power Plan

• Presentation of Carrie Wiese (Nebraska)
  • January Posters
  • March Posters

CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS 101: CASE STUDIES

• Presentation of Scott Damon (CDC)​​
• Presentation of Mohsen Nazemi (Los Angeles, CA)

AIR SENSORS AND CITIZEN SCIENCE

E-Enterprise: Delivering Tangible Benefits

• Presentation of Ron Evans (EPA OAQPS)

Measuring the Efficacity of Portable Air Sensors

• Presenation of Mohsen Nazemi (Los Angeles, CA)​

Advanced Monitoring of Air Quality: Evaluating Next Generation Air Sensors

• Presentation of Joel Creswell (EPA ORD) 

​The Village Green: Community Air Monitoring at the Smithsonian National Zoo in the Nation's Capital

• Presentation of Jessica Daniels (Washington, DC)

Interpreting Sensor Data

Ozone and PM Messaging

• Presentation of Ron Evans (EPA OAQPS)

SO2 and NO2 Messaging

• Presentation of Susan Stone (EPA OAQPS)

IDLING PROGRAMS

Launching an Idling Reduction Campaign with the Clean Cities Toolkit, IdleBox

• Presentation of Patricia Weikersheimer (Argonne National Laboratory)

Idling is "Fuelish:" What's Connecticut Doing to Curb it?

• Presentation of Walter Barozi (Connecticut)

Keys to Success: KAIRE's Idle Free Program

• Presentation of Dee Lynch (Louisville, KY)

Washington State School Bus Anti-Idling Program

• Presentation of Mathew Kwartin (Washington)

THERE'S (WILD) FIRES

Revising EPA's "Wildfire Smoke – Guide for Public Health Officials"

• Presentation of Susan Stone (EPA OAQPS)

USFS Resources – Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Team – and Interactions with State/Local/Tribal Agencies

• Presentation of Pete Lahm (U.S. Forest Service)

PM_2.5 Public Reporting and Wildfires in EPA's AirNow Program

• Presentation of John White (EPA OAQPS)

MISCELLANEOUS​

• Meeting Evaluation