Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.44
Liaison Rachel Kornhauser
Submission Date March 2, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

State University of New York at Oneonta
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Rachel Kornhauser
Sustainability Coordinator
Finance and Administration
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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:
SUNY Oneonta prohibits college-owned vehicles from idling unnecessarily. No vehicle should idle continuously for longer than five minutes. The college is committed to sustainability. Unnecessary vehicle idling wastes fuel, pollutes air and is detrimental to human health. This policy establishes an expectation that guides operators of college-owned vehicles and supports the college’s Climate Action Plan.

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 ---

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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:
https://suny.oneonta.edu/policy-library/policies/no-idling-policy

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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