The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is offering people cash for their old, smoggy cars.
The Air District's Vehicle Buy Back Program will give people $1,500 starting in July for turning over vehicles made in 1998 or before. 'The Vehicle Buy Back Program gives residents an incentive to scrap older, more polluting vehicles to help improve regional air quality and reduce climate-warming emissions,' Air District executive Officer Philip Fine said in a statement Tuesday.
To qualify, vehicles must be from 1998 or before, currently registered as operable in the Bay Area for the past 24 months and drivable.Also, vehicles that need a smog check within two months must take and pass one, according to BAAQMD officials. The program has taken 95,000 cars, vans, pickup trucks and SUVs off the road since 1996.More information about the buyback program can be found at www.baaqmd.gov/vbb.
Air Quality Bay Area Air Quality Management District
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
2024 Indy 500 Blog: Josef Newgarden wins the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500Heavy rain Sunday morning caused a delay in the start of the 108th Running of the Indy 500.
Read more »
Dow slides 500 points, S&P 500 retreats from record while Nasdaq hits new heightsSamantha Subin is a digital news associate with CNBC.
Read more »
IndyCar moves to Fox Sports in 2025 after 16 seasons with NBCFox now has Daytona 500 and Indy 500
Read more »
How Many 'Experimental' S-500 Prometheus Air Defenses Does Russia Have?Ukraine has doggedly targeted advanced Russian air-defense assets positioned around Crimea.
Read more »
S-500: Russia deploys never-used-before air defense that responds in 4 secsRussia deploys its experimental S-500 weapon to protect the vital Kerch Bridge, but the weapon's true capabilities remain uncertain.
Read more »
Tom Hanks' 1998 War Drama With 94% Rotten Tomatoes Score Becomes Streaming HitTom Hanks with blood on his face in Saving Private Ryan
Read more »