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The Air Quality topic describes a range of programs, policies, case studies, resources, and tools related to air quality impacts as they relate to surface transportation. Pollutants of concern from the surface transportation sector include volatile organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter as well as air toxics and greenhouse gas emissions. Transportation planners work to address air quality issues at both the regional and project scales.

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Recent Developments

• EPA Posts Transportation Conformity Guidance for South Coast II Court Ruling
• EPA Provides Funds to Reduce Diesel Emissions
• EPA Launches Initiative to Reduce Truck Pollution
• FHWA Newsletter Highlights Transportation Resilience, Alternative Fuels
• FAQ Document Addresses Alternative Fuel Corridors
• Study Finds Accurate Local Air Quality Maps Possible Using Modeled Data
• TRB Videos Discuss National Alternative Fuels Corridor Program
• White Paper Analyzes Eco-Driving Information Systems
• EPA Announces the 2018 SmartWay Excellence Awards
• FHWA Opens Nominations for New Alternative Fuel Corridor Designations

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Key Resources

• AASHTO Air Quality Community of Practice and State of the Practice Reports
• FHWA Air Quality Program website
• FHWA Transportation Conformity Resources
• FHWA Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program information
• FHWA Air Toxics information
• EPA Transportation and Air Quality Information
• Air Quality Fundamentals Video Series (2016), Developed by TRB, FHWA and AASHTO.
• NCHRP 25-25, Task 89 - Establishing Representative Background Concentrations for Quantitative Hot-spot Analyses for Particulate Matter: Final Report, Case Studies, Power Point (2014)
• NCHRP 25-25, Task 78 - Programmatic Agreements for Project-Level Air Quality Analyses Using MOVES, CAL3QHC/R and AERMOD (2015): Project Description including Final Report, Appendix B: Programmatic Agreement Template, Appendix C, Technical Support Document Template, and Data Files

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