The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Program, administered by the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, is authorized to implement and enforce clean air regulations to protect public health within the boundaries of the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.

The Air Quality Program measures the levels of air criteria pollutants and counts the various kinds of pollen in the air every day.

The Air Quality Program conducts routine inspections of regulated sources of air pollution and, if necessary, enforces penalties for violations to ensure that the regulated community abides by federal, state, and local air quality laws.

The Air Quality Control Board carries out duties to prevent or abate air pollution under the New Mexico Air Quality Control Act and the federal Clean Air Act. The Air Board serves as a joint local authority acting on behalf of both the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.