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SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN <br />ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE <br />EJ-6 <br />ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONTEXT <br />Pollution Exposure and Air Quality <br />Pollution exposure is directly associated with public health outcomes.3 <br />Understanding the distinct pollution context within a city serves as a <br />foundation for formulating strategies necessary for improving community <br />health, particularly in designated Environmental Justice Communities. <br />The federal and state governments have established ambient air quality <br />standards for the protection of public health. The United States <br />Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is the federal agency <br />designated to administer air quality regulation, while the California Air <br />Resources Board (CARB) is the State equivalent in the California <br />Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). The Bay Area Air Quality <br />Management District (BAAQMD ) provides local management of air <br />quality in San Leandro. CARB has established air quality standards and is <br />responsible for the control of mobile emission sources, while the <br />BAAQMD is responsible for enforcing standards and regulating <br />stationary sources. As the local air quality management agency, the <br />BAAQMD is required to monitor air pollutant levels to ensure that state <br />and federal air quality standards are met and, if they are not met, to <br />develop strategies to meet the standards. The City of San Leandro <br />supports BAAQMD efforts to improve air quality and protect its residents <br />by publishing up-to-date air quality information on it’s webpage for <br />community use. <br />Hazardous materials and wastes can pose an actual or potential hazard to <br />human health and the environment when improperly treated, stored, <br />transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed. Many federal, State, and <br />local programs that regulate the use, storage, and transportation of <br />hazardous materials and hazardous waste are in place to prevent these <br />unwanted consequences. These regulatory programs are designed to <br />reduce the danger that hazardous substances may pose to people and <br />businesses under normal daily circumstances and as a result of <br />emergencies and disasters. United States Environmental Protection <br />Agency (USEPA) laws and regulations ensure the safe production, <br />handling, disposal, and transportation of hazardous materials. The <br /> <br />3 World Health Organization (2020). WHO global strategy on health, <br />environment, and climate change: the transformation needed to improve lives and <br />wellbeing sustainably through healthy environments.