The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District has announced the appointment of Larry Greene as the District’s next Air Pollution Control Officer.

Greene, who has served as Air Pollution Control Officer for the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District since 1996, has extensive experience in California air quality management as well as Sacramento-area air quality issues. He has played an active role in numerous organizations such as the Cleaner Air Partnership, the American Lung Association, The Sacramento Valley Basin Control Council Technical Advisory Committee, Walk Sacramento and the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. He currently is serving his second term as president of the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association.

In his new post with the Sacramento district, Greene will lead a district staff of 83 and manage a $19 million annual budget that includes a variety of programs aimed at improving air quality in Sacramento. A Davis resident, Greene will assume his new duties on July 26.