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The Clean Air Act (CAA) is the comprehensive federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) was a merger of the Bureau of Air Sanitation and the California Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board.

South Coast Air Quality Management District HeadquartersDiamond Bar, CA United StatesKey peopleWayne Nastri, Executive OfficerWebsitehttp://.aqmd.gov/

South Coast AQMD is the regulatory agency responsible for improving air quality for large areas of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, including the Coachella Valley. The region is home to more than 17 million people–44% of the population of the entire state of California.

If you are concerned with possible asbestos-related hazards as a result of a renovation, remodeling, asbestos removal or demolition activity of a structure, you can file a complaint using the South Coast AQMD's online Complaints system or by contacting the South Coast AQMD at 1-800-CUT-SMOG.

A South Coast AQMD permit is a written authorization to build, , alter, replace, or operate equipment that emits or controls the emission of air contaminants, like oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), fine particulate matter (PM10), oxides of sulfur (SOx), or toxics.

South Coast AQMD's Governing Board adopts policies and regulations that promote clean air within its four-county area, the smoggiest in the nation. Federal and state law require that South Coast AQMD achieve clean air standards to protect public health.