FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2022 En Español Contact: Lyz Bantilan, Public Information Officer, Santa Barbara County APCD, (805) 979-8283 Apply for 2022 Clean Air

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2022 Contacts: Lyz Bantilan, APCD Public Information Officer 805-979-8283   See news release issued by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, including

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2022 Contact: Lyz Bantilan, Public Information Officer, (805) 979-8283 Global shipping companies reduced speeds off California coast to protect blue

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2022 En Español Contacts: Lyz Bantilan, APCD Public Information Officer 805-979-8283 Kathryn Coke, CAPCOA (916) 441-5700 or [email protected] Funding Available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2022 Contacts: Lyz Bantilan, APCD Public Information Officer Phone: 805-979-8283 Samantha Scroggin, City of Lompoc Public Information Officer Phone: 805-875-8278,

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District encourage Santa Barbara County residents to stay aware of local air quality conditions. Wildfires throughout the western United States are producing significant smoke that is being transported around the country, including to our area.

The partners in an initiative to cut air pollution and protect endangered whales announced results from the 2020 program and recognized the shipping companies that successfully participated, reducing speeds to 10 knots or less in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Southern California region. The program’s new Southern California region extends from Point Arguello (in Santa Barbara County) to waters near Dana Point (by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach). The voluntary incentive program, called “Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies,” ran May 15, 2020 through November 15, 2020.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2021 En español  (PDF) Contact: Lyz Bantilan, Public Information Officer, (805) 961-8819 APCD Gives Hundreds of Free Air Purifiers to

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2021 (PDF) Contacts: General Questions: Lyz Bantilan, APCD Public Information Officer, (805) 961-8819 Applicant Questions: Alex Economou, APCD Air Quality

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District encourage Santa Barbara County residents to stay aware of local air quality conditions. Wildfires throughout the western United States are producing significant smoke that is being transported around the country, including to our area.