Alabama Partners for Clean Air!
Alabama Partners for Clean Air (APCA) is an affiliation of public, private and nonprofit organizations working to implement voluntary strategies that improve air quality in the Birmingham metro area including Jefferson and Shelby counties. APCA's goals are to achieve and maintain compliance with national air quality standards, to protect and improve public health, to minimize the economic impacts on existing businesses and support economic growth consistent with clean air goals.
APCA Partners
The Waste Reduction and Transfer Technology Foundation
(WRATT). Our mission is to promote sustainable economic development, a cleaner environment, and a better quality of life for all citizens by providing waste reduction, pollution prevention, and technology transfer assistance and education to Alabama businesses, industries, communities, and governmental entities. › www.wratt.org/
Alabama Department of Environmental Management (AEMC). Responsibly adopt and fairly enforce rules and regulations consistent with the statutory authority granted to the AEMC and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) to protect and improve the quality of Alabama's environment and the health of all its citizens. Monitor environmental conditions in Alabama and recommend changes in state law or revise regulations as needed to respond appropriately to changing environmental conditions. › www.adem.alabama.gov/
Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition. Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition serves as the principal coordinating point for clean, alternative fuel vehicle activities in Alabama. › www.alabamacleanfuels.org
CommuteSmart. CommuteSmart offers free online ridematching, carpool and vanpool services, the Emergency Ride Home program and more. We can help you get on the road to a better commute. For employers, CommuteSmart works hand in hand with companies and organizations to develop tailored commute options programs that benefit them and their employees. › www.commutesmart.org
Jefferson County Department of Health. We are proud to provide you with the most up-to-date health information specific to our county. We also have provided links to other websites of leading authorities on specific topics for additional information. › www.jcdh.org
Policy Exchange Foundation. The Policy Exchange Foundation is dedicated to air quality and has worked with the Alabama Partners for Clean Air for six years, and has educated employees on air quality in over four hundred businesses and universities. › www.alabamacleanair.com/PEF.html
Last News
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Dec 2011
Propane fueling police in Vestavia Hills
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (WIAT) - The City of Vestavia Hills hopes new technology will save them up to $25,000 this coming year. Police officers in the city are now filling their police cruisers with propane. The city recently converted... MORE
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Dec 2011
Vestavia Hills converts 14 police cars to propane Autogas
Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition executive director Mark Bentley speaks during a demonstration of a Vestavia Hills Police cruiser that has been converted to propane Autogas at Vestavia Hills Public Works in Vestavia, Ala., on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. MORE
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Nov 2011
EPA recommends finding that Birmingham's air meets federal standards
The EPA is recommending that the Birmingham area be declared as meeting federal air quality standards for fine particle pollution. The proposal was published today in the Federal Register. MORE
9
Nov 2011
Public house to display Highway 280 plans
Drivers who frequent 280 regularly can learn more on Wednesday about what is in the works to improve the congested traffic. MORE
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Oct 2011
Lawson State Community College unveils electric vehicle charging station
Lawson State Community College unveiled its new electric vehicle charging station. MORE
No emissions tests are currently scheduled. Testing will return in February. 
