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National and State Government and Professional Association Sites
Local and Regional Sites
Interest, Support and Advocacy Organization Sites
Sites for Specific Topics
National and State Government and Professional Association Sites
US Environmental Protection Agency -- Air Quality
www.epa.gov/air/
The Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) develops national programs, technical policies, and regulations for controlling air pollution and radiation exposure. OAR is concerned with energy conservation and pollution prevention, indoor and outdoor air quality, industrial air pollution, pollution from vehicles and engines, radon, acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion, and radiation protection.
US Environmental Protection Agency -- Transportation and Air Quality
www.epa.gov/otaq/
U.S. EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) protects public health and the environment by controlling air pollution from motor vehicles, engines, and the fuels used to operate them, and by encouraging travel choices that minimize emissions. These "mobile sources" include cars and light trucks, large trucks and buses, nonroad recreational vehicles (such as dirt bikes and snowmobiles), farm and construction equipment, lawn and garden equipment, marine engines, aircraft, and locomotives.
US Department of Transportation -- Air Quality
www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/aqupdate/index.htm
The Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) develops national programs, technical policies, and regulations for controlling air pollution and radiation exposure. OAR is concerned with energy conservation and pollution prevention, indoor and outdoor air quality, industrial air pollution, pollution from vehicles and engines, radon, acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion, and radiation protection.
State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials
www.cleanairworld.org
The State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (STAPPA) and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (ALAPCO) are the two national associations representing air pollution control agencies in 54 states and territories and over 165 major metropolitan areas across the United States. State and local air pollution control officials formed STAPPA and ALAPCO over 30 years ago to improve their effectiveness as managers of air quality programs. The associations serve to encourage the exchange of information among air pollution control officials, to enhance communication and cooperation among federal, state and local regulatory agencies, and to promote good management of our air resources.
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Air Quality
www.daq.state.nc.us
The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) is responsible for protecting and improving outdoor, or ambient, air quality in North Carolina. To carry out this mission, the DAQ has programs for monitoring air quality, permitting and inspecting air emissions sources, and educating and informing the public about air quality issues. The DAQ, which is part of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), also enforces state and federal air pollution regulations. The DAQ does not make these rules. In North Carolina, the General Assembly enacts state air pollution laws, and the Environmental Management Commission adopts most regulations dealing with air quality. In addition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated the DAQ as the lead agency for enforcing federal laws and regulations dealing with air pollution in North Carolina. The DAQ does not deal with indoor air pollution issues such as workplace safety, second-hand smoke, asbestos contamination, and radon and radiation problems.
Local and Regional Sites
Triangle Clean Cities Coalition
www.trianglecleancities.org
Triangle Transit Authority
www.ridetta.org
Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO)
www.raleigh-nc.org/campo/
Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC)
www.dchc-mpo.org/home.htm
Triangle Area Rural Transportation Planning Organization (TARPO)
www.tarpo.org
Wake County Department of Environmental Services - Air Quality
www.wakegov.com/general/environment/air/default.htm
Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation Department www.co.orange.nc.us/ercd/default.htm
Interest, Support and Advocacy Organization Sites
Clear the Air
www.cta.policy.net
Clear the Air is a national public education campaign to improve air quality by reducing emissions from coal-burning power plants. Clear the Air brings together grassroots organizations, national environmental groups, and policy experts to make the case for stricter pollution controls to communities, government agencies, elected representatives, and the media. Clear the Air is a joint project of three leading clean air groups, the Clean Air Task Force, The National Environmental Trust and the U.S. PIRG Education Fund.
Clean Air Trust
www.cleanairtrust.org
The Clean Air Trust was incorporated in 1995 as a 501 (c)(4) nonprofit organization by former Senators Edmund Muskie of Maine and Robert Stafford of Vermont. The Trust was created to educate the public and policymakers about the value of the Clean Air Act, to promote effective enforcement of the Act through grassroots education, and to defend the Act against attack by special interest polluters.
American Lung Association®
www.lungusa.org/air/
The American Lung Association® is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, with a National Office and constituent and affiliate associations around the country. Founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis, the American Lung Association® today fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health. The American Lung Association® is funded by contributions from the public, along with gifts and grants from corporations, foundations and government agencies. The American Lung Association® achieves its many successes through the work of thousands of committed volunteers and staff.
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
www.iclei.org
The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) is an international association of local governments implementing sustainable development. Its mission is to build and serve a worldwide movement of local governments to achieve tangible improvements in global environmental and sustainable development conditions through cumulative local actions.
Sites for Specific Topics
Transportation Conformity
www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/conform.htm
The Center for Neighborhood Technology
www.travelmatters.org
TravelMatters is a website for those interested in learning more about how travel habits and transportation choices affect global climate change. TravelMatters offers a trio of resources - interactive emissions calculators, on-line emissions maps, and a wealth of educational content - to emphasize the close relationship between more efficient transit systems and lower greenhouse gas emissions. TravelMatters was prepared under contract for the Transit Cooperative Research Program, a division of the Transportation Research Board.