California Women for Agriculture (CWA) recognizes that clean air is an essential natural resource, necessary for the health and vitality of California's agricultural industry and its residents. The quality of the air throughout California varies widely and is influenced by a number of complex factors, including but not limited to typography, urban growth, vehicles emissions and wood burning.

Air quality is the responsibility of everyone living and working in air basins where air quality has failed, or is at risk of failing, to meet state and federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. CWA recognized the need for regulations, as they relates to monitoring and improving the quality of the air in regions where industry and the health of the residents are affected. Additionally, CWA encourages on-going research and the development of cleaner burning fuels, engines and biomass alternatives.

CWA advocates the following points:

1) Fair and balanced studies, based on sound science, to determine and measure pollutant sources.

2) Development of regulations based on accurate information that will help to achieve measurable improvements in air basins where air quality fails to meet state and federal standards.

3) Implementation of emission regulations for mobile and stationary pollutant sources.

4) That air quality concerns be made part of the planning process for growth in basins where agriculture is a significant economic factor.

5) On-going education of air quality issues and regulations to industry, business and residents.

6) Development of viable biomass alternatives that provide agriculture with affordable, low-emission disposal options for agriculture waste.

7) Voluntary cultural management practices for the reduction of particulate matter and ozone emissions.