Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium

The Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (ladco) was formed in 1989 by the Air pollution control Directors of the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin for the purpose of managing an ozone modeling study for the lower Lake Michigan area in accordance with a memorandum of agreement between the four states. Over time (and in accordance with subsequent moas), ladco's mission evolved to include other regional pollutants (e.g. Area encompassed by toxics), other geographic areas of concern (e.g. Area encompassed by its member states), and even, at the direction of the member states, activities that are national in scope. In 2004, the state of Ohio joined ladco, and in 2012 the state of Minnesota joined ladco.the purposes of the Consortium are to: provide technical assessments for and assistance to its member states on problems of Air quality issues; provide a forum for its member states to discuss Air quality issues; encourage, among its members, the exchange of knowledge, experience, and information related to Air quality issues; promote communication and understanding of Air quality issues and studies in cooperation with the united states environmental protection agency; provide information and respond to questions related to the work of the Consortium; receive and disburse funds from and to any source to further the purposes stated herein; and organize and coordinate training for its member states.