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A much-anticipated plan to reduce particulate matter in the San Joaquin Valley is now up for public comment. After years of revisions, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is seeking public comment on its latest plan to reduce PM2.5 , a harmful pollutant that causes respiratory problems and is increasingly being linked to other serious health conditions . The EPA tightened its standards on PM2.5 in 2006 and 2012, but the Valley hasn’t even met the EPA’s 1997 standards. This plan puts forward a strategy to attain all three standards. The air district turned down an interview request for this story, but district administrator Sheraz Gill spoke at a public meeting in late August. He touted new regulations and incentives to target emissions sources like flares, glass melting furnaces, steam generators, and off-road equipment. “You’ll find that the vast majority of the valley comes into attainment by implementing just these very strict measures,” he says. Central Valley Air
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