There are over 50 schools in the San Gabriel Valley located closer than the recommended 500 feet to a major roadway or freeway.
If you’d like to find out more about our air quality and advocate for projects that promote clean air, please join the Sustainable SGV Coalition
What We Do
#CleanAirSGV aims to educate, engage, and empower local Alhambra and Monterey Park residents about air quality issues impacting the communities’ health.
Our campaign seeks to:
- Educate community members about air quality issues
- Collect local air pollution data utilizing low-cost air sensors
- Organize local residents to improve local air quality policies
Read Our Latest Findings Here
In partnership with USC’s Environmental Justice Research Lab (USC EJRL) and 15 local residents, we recently completed two community-based air monitoring studies in Alhambra and Monterey Park:
Study 1 tracked outdoor PM2.5 levels across four community-identified hotspots over the course of a year.
Study 2 evaluated indoor air quality and compared the effectiveness of commercial versus DIY air filters in reducing PM2.5 exposure.
Explore the background, watch our project presentation, and view detailed findings and infographics for each study.
Sustainable SGV Coalition
APIFM partners with the Sustainable SGV Coalition, a group of community leaders passionate about improving our community, to conduct research, increase awareness and take action to focus on air, water, climate, and land in the West SGV.
If interested in advocating for projects to promote clean air, join the coalition mailing list!
Tobacco Prevention
APIFM’s tobacco prevention team aims to change social norms around tobacco use. API communities are not only among the populations most impacted by tobacco use but are among those most vulnerable to early adoption behaviors. Tobacco use is highly ingrained in API communities, where it is considered socially and culturally acceptable. Since 2019, SSG/APIFM has participated in health policy and prevention efforts to address tobacco use and secondhand smoke.
Follow the Corridors Conversation!
LA is no stranger to air pollution. From the busy San Pedro Bay Ports Complex to our traffic-ridden freeways and packed warehouses, the greater LA area receives over 60% of the nation’s containerized goods. Several environmental justice organizations and residents are mobilizing for improved air quality. Communities nearest to pollution sources have historically faced disproportionate exposure to pollution, and research has identified the movement of goods as a significant contributing factor to this issue.
The Clean Air SGV team recently held a virtual convening with over 20 organizations, agencies, and residents representing various parts of California and all impacted by, or working along, the local goods movement corridors. Similarly, we encourage folks to find opportunities to collaborate with others and keep the conversation moving forward. PC: Container News
Learn More with our Resources
Air Quality Research
Kamai, E., & Liu, W. (2025, Feburary). Particulate Matter Air Quality in the San Gabriel Valley Evaluating PM2.5 Hotspots and Indoor Air Filters using PurpleAir Sensors (APIFM). APIFM.
Mousavi, A., & Wu, J. (2021, January). Spatial and Temporal PM2.5 Trends in Alhambra and Monterey Park: Application of Purple Air Sensor Network for Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement (APIFM). APIFM.
Watanabe, K., Choy, E., Boerboom, S., Cohen, E., Ranheim, E., Mendell, C., & Solis, B.M. (2019, September). PM2.5 Air Quality Trends at Mark Keppel High School for APIFM (Roberts Environmental Center). RE
West SGV Air Pollution Data
Coming soon!
Wildfire Resources
Coming soon!
Interested in getting involved or learning more?
Join the Sustainable SGV Coalition and stay updated on APIFM’s efforts for a more sustainable future. Open for all community members; kids are always welcome, and meeting locations vary to keep our members engaged in different local green spaces.
