Air Quality Management District and GM Announce Clean Air Partnership
28 August 2000
Air Quality Management District and General Motors Announce Community Clean Air PartnershipWHO: South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) General Motors (GM) WHAT: South Coast Air Quality Management District and General Motors will announce an innovative partnership intended to clean the air and reduce the pollution that directly affects all residents, young people in particular, in the region. Dr. William Burke, chair of the AQMD Governing Board, Dennis Minano, GM vice president, environment & energy, and chief environmental officer, and dozens of students from Glassell Park Elementary School will arrive at the press conference today in a special school bus fitted with advanced particle trap technology that removes particulates from the exhaust. In addition to a large financial contribution GM is making to the AQMD's "Adopt-A-Bus" program -- an initiative that will help to decrease school bus emission levels -- other items that GM is contributing to the Community Clean Air Partnership include: -- Hybrid electric transit buses that feature propulsion systems developed by GM's Allison Transmission division -- Chevy Express/GMC Savana Bi-Fuel vans, which will be donated to South Coast region community organizations through the AQMD -- Development and installation of air pollution reduction kits for passenger locomotives -- Hardware, technology and information to AQMD's continuing effort to develop a natural gas-powered locomotive WHEN: Monday, August 28, 2000 9-10 a.m. WHERE: Glassell Park Elementary School (on playground) 2211 West Avenue 30, Los Angeles 90065 *Participant and press entrance is from Cazador Street COVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES: - Dr. William Burke, chair of the AQMD Governing Board - Dennis Minano, GM vice president, environment & energy, and chief environmental officer - Local students from Glassell Park Elementary School - Representatives from Allison Transmission will also be on-hand to answer questions *B-roll available