Air Quality Action Partners Program
In 2021 the APCD launched 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). In 2022 the program expanded its call for participation to take sign-ups from any Louisville business or organization that would like to help Louisville’s air quality.
2021 AQAPs have certified their commitments and are recognized by level of achievement below. 2022 AQAPs are listed at the bottom of the page and will be recognized at their level of achievement upon certification next spring.
Sign Up to be an Air Quality Action Partner
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE: This map shows the locations and levels of current Air Quality Action Partners (AQAPs).
To see a legend click on the double arrows in the top left corner of the map. For more information on individual facilities
click on the location and a pop-up will show the facility’s APCD ID, name, when they signed up for the program,
number of commitments in each tier signed up for, AQAPs level, and precise coordinates. For more information on the
Tiers & Levels in the Program see below, and the AQAPs Checklist.
2021 Air Quality Action Partners:
Platinum Level:
American Synthetic Rubber Company
Atkemix Ten, Inc
Eckart America Corporation
LG&E - Mill Creek Station
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:
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 Services
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:
Hoffman Trailer Company, Inc.
Irving Materials Inc.
Kelvin Corporation
All 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.
2022 Air Quality Action Partner Commitments:
Altuglas
Allnex USA Inc.
American Print House
American Synthetic Rubber Company, A Division of Michelin North America Inc.
Atkemix Ten, Inc.
Bakelite
Blue Heaven Technologies
Boardwalk - Texas Gas
Clariant South Plant
Clariant West Plant
Eaton Corporation
Eckart America Corporation
Ferequity - Louisville Bakery
imi Kentucky LLC
Jefferson County Public Schools
LAMBERTS PAINT & BODY
LG&E Can Run Generating Station
LG&E Mill Creek Generating Station
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
Marathon Petroleum Company-Cane Run
NatevaGroup
Republic Conduit Manufacturing
Dow Chemical Company
Snap-on (Challenger Lifts)
The Chemours Company FC, LLC
Valicor Environmental Services
Zeon Chemicals L.P.
These companies have made the commitments required to be Air Quality Action Partners in 2022, and will be recognized at their level of achievement upon certification next spring
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.”
