MDAQMD grant funding assists school district in upgrading to zero-emission landscaping equipment

The Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD) recently helped fund a zero-emission upgrade of landscaping equipment for the Victor Elementary School District (VESD) in Victorville.

10/08/2025 8:45 AM

Adelanto school district receives $1.02m for clean buses

The Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD) recently helped the Adelanto Elementary School District secure more than $1 million in incentive funding to aid in the purchase of three new electric school buses.

05/02/2024 10:00 AM

VVWRA named 2022/23 'Exemplar' honoree

The Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District recently honored Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority with the District’s preeminent environmental distinction, the Exemplar Award.

12/05/2023 2:30 PM

2024 calendars available in November!

View all of the winning entries from students throughout MDAQMD communities.

07/14/2023 10:26 AM

Latest edition of AirMail now available!

View our latest digital newsletter for the latest updates at MDAQMD.

11/22/2021 2:30 PM

Yucca Valley, MDAQMD power up EV charging stations

Electric vehicle drivers now have four new charging points as they travel through Yucca Valley, thanks to a partnership between the Town and the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD).

10/27/2020 1:00 PM

MDAQMD inspector honored with prestigious award

The Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District’s (MDAQMD) team now includes a statewide award-winning inspector in Air Quality Specialist II Catherine Tran.

10/07/2020 8:00 AM

2020 Lawn & Garden Exchange program smashes records

Mojave Desert residents jumped at the chance to own a new piece of STIHL equipment this spring, setting incredible records and making sweeping reductions to local air pollution.

06/30/2020 1:00 PM

Spring 2020 edition of Air Mail now available

Check out the latest news from MDAQMD in the most recent Air Mail newsletter!

05/21/2020 5:00 PM

Official 2020 MDAQMD Calendar now available

See the winning submissions in the "A Flair for Clean Air" poster contest in the official 2020 MDAQMD Calendar!

11/13/2019 7:30 AM

California VW Mitigation Trust notice

Stakeholder workgroup meeting & public comment announcement

07/10/2019

Two local school districts to receive electric buses

Thanks to a grant from the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD), three new all-electric buses will be joining the fleets at two local school districts, improving the air quality for students, bus drivers and the Mojave Desert.

06/24/2019 2:00 PM

Students show 'Flair for Clean Air' in annual contest

A new group of students have some earnings to spend as they see fit after they were selected as this year’s winners in the Clean Air Month Poster Contest, an annual competition hosted by the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District.

06/18/2019 11:00 AM

Rising temps pose threat to local air quality

Summer’s official start is less than two weeks away but summertime weather is already in full-swing in the Mojave Desert Air Basin, and the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District is reminding residents to remain on high alert for potentially unhealthy air quality.

06/11/2019 11:00 AM

NEWS RELEASE: Federal court grants MDAQMD's petition in USEPA lawsuit

The Mojave Desert AQMD has successfully defended an important rule relating to the ability of facilities within the district to use simultaneous emissions reductions after United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) disapproval of the rule.

09/06/2024 4:30 PM

MDAQMD mourns passing of Robert Leone

MDAQMD joins the Yucca Valley community in mourning the passing of former Town Councilmember Robert "Bob" Leone.

07/30/2024 3:40 PM

NEWS RELEASE: USEPA’s proposed Federal Implementation Plan will affect major sources in Mojave Desert AQMD jurisdiction

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) Program under the Clean Air Act in portions of the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD).

07/17/2024 10:20 AM

Governing Board welcomes back Robert Lovingood to fill Public Member vacancy

All seats on the MDAQMD Governing Board are once again filled as Robert Lovingood, owner of ICR Staffing Services, Inc., was sworn in Monday, June 12 as the board’s Public Member.

06/22/2023

Williams honored for service to MDAQMD board

12/21/2022 2:45 PM

MDAQMD mourns passing of Charley B. Glasper

Former Adelanto mayor, MDAQMD Governing Board Chair passes away at 84.

04/29/2021 11:31 AM