California Air Resources Board · Sacramento, CA United States

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) focuses on reducing the state's air pollution. Part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, ARB strives to protect residents from toxic air contaminants through conducting research, evaluating environmental standards, and enforcing air pollution regulations and rules. The board provides programs in areas such as agriculture, climate change, community health, fuels, and training and compliance assistance. ARB was established in 1967 following the merging of the California Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board and the Bureau of Air Sanitation and its Laboratory. The agency has an annual budget of more than $600 million.

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