Our mission is to communicate to the community our understanding of air quality in the Tri-Valley area, listen to community feedback, collaborate with interested parties, and promote actions that will effectively reduce emissions, mitigate health impacts, and reduce climate disruption.
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Why TVAQCA?
Each year, the Tri-Valley area experiences on average 1 in 5 days of air pollution that reaches moderate or higher Air Quality Indexes (AQIs at 50 or above),
which negatively affects around 1 in 4 Tri-Valley residents who are sensitive to air pollution. 
To address this climate change/air quality challenge, TVAQCA aims to:
From 2022-2025, TVAQCA Has...
Community interactions
Interacted with 11770+ people in events
School climate resilience
Planted 200+ native plants of 37 species in local schools
Website
6.9K+ views
3.5K visitors
Events
Supported 115+ community outreach events
Improve home air quality
Distributed 435 air cleaners to mostly low-income families
Social Media
11.8K+ views
729+ content interactions
Mentorship
Mentored over two dozen youths ranging from high school to college grads
Transition to electric
Awarded $56,284 to local businesses to transition to e-landscaping equipment
Quarterly Newsletter
220 orgs/individuals
Other Topics TVAQCA Covered...
Indoor air quality
Induction stoves
Wildfire resiliency
Health and protection
Renewable energy
Electric trucks, wind turbines, hydrogen fuel cell cars, solar energy
Air quality research
Conducted 4 hyperlocal air quality surveys represent-ing over 2,500 residents
Stakeholder communication
Worked with residents, businesses, civic/faith organizations, schools, universities, and governments
Youth leadership
Guided environmental education/activities in K-12 classrooms, and inspiring them to start youth-led events and organizations, inclu-ding the Livermore Youth Climate Summit
Local air quality
Contributed expertise to unleaded fuel being sold at the Livermore Airport
Vulnerable communities
Seniors, children, Spanish/ Mandarin speaking communities
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