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District to receive nearly $2 million from state CHIRP funds after emergency generator emissions
Summary
Staff reported CARB will release CHIRP mitigation funding statewide and Sac Metro Air District expects almost $2 million to support projects to reduce emissions from emergency power sources and build community resiliency.
The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District reported that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will release funds from the Climate Heat Impact Response Program (CHIRP) this year and that the district expects to receive about $2 million to fund mitigation projects.
Amy Roberts, director of the district’s engineering and compliance division, briefed the board on CHIRP background and why the program was created after extreme heat events in 2021 and 2022 allowed certain power sources to operate outside permit limits. "Those executive orders…meant more air pollution in our region and other parts of the state," Roberts said, describing the state requirement that excess emissions be mitigated…
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