Red flag warnings, air quality alerts extend around Bay Area riddled with heat, smoke
The National Weather Service extended and expanded its Red Flag Warning Thursday due to fire concerns in the Bay Area as temperatures are ...
Air district calls for 30th consecutive Spare the Air Alert
Air quality in the Bay Area is expected to remain unhealthy through most of this week due ...
Air district issues alert, cities offer services through holiday weekend heat wave
Amid a forecast for poor air quality in parts of the Bay Area and a statewide call ...
Air district extends Spare the Air alert through Tuesday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended Spare the Air alerts through Tuesday because of ...
Fires rage through drought-ridden Bay Area as residents brace for more lightning, extreme heat
Severe drought conditions, an extreme heat wave and lightning strikes don’t bode well for fire ...
Smoke from SF building fire spreads into East Bay
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued an air quality advisory Tuesday due to smoke from a multi-building fire in San Francisco’s ...
Smoke from massive wildfires prompts air quality advisory throughout Bay Area
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District said Tuesday that it will extend its regional air quality ...
Half containment holds Park Fire to 343 acres, evacuation order still in effect
The Park Fire on a wooded ridgeline near Anderson Lake outside Morgan Hill has now burned 343 ...
Heat, exhaust prompt second Spare the Air Alert Tuesday
Soaring temperatures and more cars on the roads brought haze back to Bay Area skies this week, ...
District issues first Spare the Air Alert for Memorial Day
The first Spare the Air Alert of the year has been issued for Monday by the Bay ...
Covid-19 update: Vallejo sees dramatic case spike, Newsom announces next reopening stage, air district praises telework impact
Around the world, more than 3.5 million people have tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus we’ve come to know as Covid-19. Those ...
Noting improved air quality, district encourages teleworking after shutdowns
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s Spare the Air season started Monday, but the district said ...
Flaring reported at Richmond refinery for second day in a row
More flaring was reported at the Chevron Richmond Refinery early Tuesday morning after similar incidents the day ...
Benicia refinery flaring releases 9,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide
Flaring at the Valero refinery in Benicia this weekend has released an estimated 9,000 pounds of sulfur ...
Smoke from Ranch Fire prompts air advisory through Wednesday
An air quality advisory due to smoke from the Ranch Fire in Tehama County has been extended ...
Spare the Air alert extends to Friday throughout Bay Area
A Spare the Air alert issued for Thursday by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District will extend to Friday as smoke from ...
Heavy Kincade Fire smoke prompts Spare the Air alert
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for Thursday because ...
Air district issues a Wednesday Spare the Air alert
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for Wednesday, the ...
Federal agencies officially revoke California emissions standards waiver
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao officially announced Thursday that they ...
Rising temperature prompts summer’s 13th Spare the Air alert
High temperatures and light winds forecast in the Bay Area for Thursday have prompted the Bay Area ...
Air district issues Monday Spare the Air alert
"As hotter weather becomes the new normal, it's critical that we end our dependency on solo driving."Â
Grants to help lower-income residents afford electric or hybrid cars
Residents with lower incomes in certain Bay Area neighborhoods can get help to replace their old cars ...
Weekend flaring at Chevron Richmond Refinery causes public concern
Four members of the public filed complaints with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District over flaring ...
Smoky air closes Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa will be closed today because of the smoke from the ...
Smoky air forecast for Labor Day weekend
An air quality advisory has been issued through the Labor Day holiday because of smoky skies expected ...
Air quality district approves more vehicle charging stations
Several Bay Area locations will install more than 2,000 electric vehicle chargers after the Bay Area Air Quality Management District approved more than ...
Winter Spare the Air alert issued for Monday
A Spare the Air alert has been issued for Monday in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Tesoro fined $915k over refinery violations
Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. reached a $915,700 civil settlement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management ...
Russians cited for ‘Spare the Air’ violation
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District Tuesday issued a Notice of Violation to the now-shuttered Russian ...
Spare the Air alert declared for Bay Area
A Spare the Air alert has been issued for the San Francisco Bay Area for today, Bay ...
Valero slapped with violations after flarings
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued six violations against the Valero Benicia Refinery.
Goodwill to test electric trucks in Bay Area
San Francisco Goodwill will start using electric trucks as part of a test project that aims to ...
Whistleblowers slap air quality district with lawsuit
Two former Bay Area Air Quality Management District employees have brought on a whistleblower lawsuit against the ...
Spare the Air alert issued for Monday
A Spare the Air Alert has been issued for Monday throughout the Bay Area, according to the ...
Tuesday will be 3rd straight Spare the Air day
The Bay Area's intense heat wave prompted regional air quality officials today to issue another Spare the ...
‘Spare the Air’ declared for fifth-straight day
A fifth consecutive Spare the Air alert has been issued by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for Friday.
