South Coast AQMD hosted the 9th Annual Environmental Justice Conference: Building a Clean Air Future Together, at the Riverside Convention Center on Wednesday, September 13, with over 208 guests in attendance and 443 virtual attendees.

The conference included a conversation with Chair Delgado and Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome, Senior Director for Environmental Justice at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, 36th District, as the keynote speaker. The conference included simultaneous breakout sessions entitled “Empowering Overburdened Communities: Bridging the Gap for Environmental Justice and Unlocking Green Opportunities: Job Training and Education for Environmental Policy,” and plenary session “Building a Collaborative Path to Environmental Justice: Community, Technology, and Partnerships.”