Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 63.76
Liaison Tarah Rowse
Submission Date March 10, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Skidmore College
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Karen Kellogg
Director of Sustainability
Dean of Faculty's Office
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Part 1 

Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources on campus?:
Yes

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A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
Anti-Idling Ordinance passed by the city of Saratoga Springs on February 17th 2013, as a result of lobbying by Skidmore College's Cool Cities Working Group. Skidmore College's Motor Vehicle Policy, specifies that all local ordinances must be followed. In addition, this policy specifies that vehicle warm-up times cannot exceed 10 minutes.

Part 2 

Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary campus sources or else verified that no such emissions are produced?:
No

Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) ---
Sulfur oxides (SOx) ---
Carbon monoxide (CO) ---
Particulate matter (PM) ---
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) ---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) ---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations ---

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
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Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
MVPolicyFINAL3.17.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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