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Did You Know?
Individuals can make a big difference in the fight against air pollution.
For a Top 10 list of everyday things you can do to help, click here.
Air Action Plan Highlights
This Air Action Plan will help to improve air quality across B.C. by promoting clean transportation,
clean industry and clean communities. Highlights of the 28 actions in the plan include:
Clean Transportation
- cleaning up emissions from transit and school buses
- promoting a province-wide anti-idling campaign
- retro-fitting older heavy duty diesel vehicles
- greening B.C.’s vehicle fleet by supporting Green Fleets B.C. and
enhancing effective programs such as SCRAP-IT and Air Care on Road
- supporting greener ports and marine vessels
Clean Industry
- eliminating beehive burners
- turning more wood waste into energy
- working with the bioenergy industry and others to develop new fine particulate
standards for industrial boilers
- encouraging companies to use the cleanest available technologies
Clean Communities
- taking an active role in airshed planning
- supporting people to replace old wood stoves with cleaner alternatives
- implementing a provincial smoke management plan
- supporting research on air quality and health
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