Air Quality Action Partners Program
The Air Quality Action Partners (AQAPs) program encourages local businesses to go beyond what is required to help improve air quality in Louisville and avoid exceedances of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
To be an Air Quality Action Partner, businesses must sign up to receive Air Quality Alerts on days when air quality is expected to be unhealthy, distribute the alerts to employees, and make at least one additional commitment to improve air quality, like undertaking an energy efficiency project, installing idle free signage, or purchasing low-emission equipment.
Facilities and other businesses that are permitted or registered by the Air Pollution Control District must make two air-friendly commitments and may complete even more impactful commitments to be recognized as Platinum, Gold, or Silver Level partners.
Those interested in signing up for 2023 can do so at the form below.
Sign Up to be an Air Quality Action Partner
2022 Certified Air Quality Action Partners:
Platinum Level:
- American Synthetic Rubber Company
- Atkemix Ten, Inc
- Eckart America Corporation
- Altuglas International
The highest level of recognition, Platinum Level AQAPs committed to a variety of actions in Stationary Source Equipment Operations & Emissions, Vehicle & Fleet Emissions, and Facility & Building-Related Emissions that lead to an overall reduction in pollution of at least 5%.
Gold Level:
- The Chemours Company FC, LLC.
- Eaton Corporation
- Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
- Rohm and Haas Chemicals
- Zeon Chemicals L.P.
Gold Level AQAPs followed through on a variety of actions in Stationary Source Equipment Operations & Emissions, Vehicle & Fleet Emissions, and Facility & Building-Related Emissions, and submitted a report after a year on the resulting reduction in pollution from these commitments.
Silver Level:
- Allnex USA, Inc.
- Boardwalk – Texas Gas
- Clariant Corporation South Plant
- Clariant Corporation West Plant
- imi Kentucky LLC
- MPLX Terminals LLC-Algonquin Terminal
- MPLX Terminals LLC-Kramers Lane Terminal
- Republic Conduit Manufacturing
- Snap-On (Challenger Lifts)
- Universal Minerals Kentucky, Inc
Silver Level AQAPs followed through on a variety of actions in Stationary Source Equipment Operations & Emissions, Vehicle & Fleet Emissions, and Facility & Building-Related Emissions.
AQAP Level:
- Jefferson County Public Schools
- Lambert's Paint and Body Shop
- Marathon Petroleum Company - Cane Run
- Valicor Environmental Services
All AQAPs have committed to receive air quality alerts and distribute them to employees, and at least one voluntary commitment (two for permitted facilties) from within Stationary Source Equipment Operations & Emissions, Vehicle & Fleet Emissions, and Facility & Building-Related Emissions.
2023 Air Quality Action Partner Commitments
- Lambert's Paint & Body Shop
- Altuglas LLC
- Atkemix Ten, Inc.
- Eaton
- AAK USA
- Reynolds Consumer Products
- Faurecia Interiors Louisville
- Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
- American Synthetic Rubber Company, a Division of Michelin North America INC.
- Eckart America Corporation
- Dawn Foods, Inc. Louisville
- Allnex USA Inc.
- Irving Materials
- Zeon Chemicals LP
- LG&E Cane Run Generating Station
- LG&E Mill Creek Generating Station
- Universal Minerals Kentucky, Inc.
- Jefferson County Public Schools
- The Chemours Company FC, LLC
- Clariant Corporation - West Plant
- Clariant Corporation - South Plant
- Rohm and Haas Chemicals (Dow Chemicals)
- Marathon Petroleum Company-Cane Run
- MPLX Terminals LLC-Kramers Lane Terminal
- MPLX Terminals LLC-Algonquin Terminal
- Boardwalk - Texas Gas
- Snap-on
- Raytheon Company
- Valicor Environmental Services
- 2021 Air Quality Action Partners:
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Platinum Level:American Synthetic Rubber Company
Atkemix Ten, Inc
Eckart America Corporation
LG&E - Mill Creek StationThe highest level of recognition, Platinum Level AQAPs committed to a variety of actions in Stationary Source Equipment Operations & Emissions, Vehicle & Fleet Emissions, and Facility & Building-Related Emissions that lead to an overall reduction in pollution of at least 5%.
Gold Level:Altuglas Division of Arkema, Inc.
Bakelite Synthetics
Chemours
Eaton Corporation
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
Rohm and Haas Chemicals (a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company)
Zeon Chemicals L.P.Gold Level AQAPs followed through on a variety of actions in Stationary Source Equipment Operations & Emissions, Vehicle & Fleet Emissions, and Facility & Building-Related Emissions, and submitted a report after a year on the resulting reduction in pollution from these commitments.
Silver Level:Allnex USA, Inc.
BASF Corporation
LG&E Cane Run Station
Marathon Petroleum Company LLC
MPLX Terminals, LLC, Algonquin Terminal
MPLX Terminals, LLC, Kramers Terminal
Republic Conduit Manufacturing
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
Valicor Environmental ServicesSilver Level AQAPs followed through on a variety of actions in Stationary Source Equipment Operations & Emissions, Vehicle & Fleet Emissions, and Facility & Building-Related Emissions.
AQAP Level:
Hoffman Trailer Company, Inc.
Irving Materials Inc.
Kelvin CorporationAll AQAPs have committed to receive air quality alerts and distribute them to employees, and at least two voluntary commitments from within Stationary Source Equipment Operations & Emissions, Vehicle & Fleet Emissions, and Facility & Building-Related Emissions.
Background
As part of our ongoing work to engage our entire community around reducing the health impacts of air pollution, the District hosted the Multipollutant Stakeholder Group (MPSG) in 2019-2020 to gather recommendations from partners in industry and other community organizations. One of the highlighted recommendations from the Point Source Committee of the MPSG was that the District should “encourage action by Point Sources on Air Quality Alert Days,” when air pollution levels for ozone or fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) are forecasted to exceed national health-based standards, and that point sources should “have an Air Quality Alert Day Plan.”
