BAAQMD

Investigation so far suggests Benicia Port fire unintentional

Although the investigation is ongoing, nothing so far indicates the 24-hour Benicia Port fire was intentionally set.

2 years ago

Air district moves to target Chemtrade emissions with abatement order

The air district is trying to hit the Chemtrade facility in Richmond with an abatement order that would require compliance…

2 years ago

Bay Area air quality to be in moderate range through Thursday

Moderate is not a term often used to describe the San Francisco Bay Area, but it is the key word…

2 years ago

Shell to pay air district $433,000 for emissions, records violations

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District on Wednesday announced a settlement with Shell Oil Products US, which has agreed…

3 years ago

Southern wildfire smoke prompts Monday air quality advisory

Wildfire smoke from southern Sierra blazes will continue to bring haze to Bay Area skies through Monday, air district officials…

3 years ago

Martinez refinery operators agree to pay $2.2 million for four years of violations

Marathon Petroleum Company reaches a $2.2 million settlement with the air district for 58 violations between 2014 and 2018.

3 years ago

District says smoke will impact air quality through Thursday

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended an air quality advisory for the region through Thursday because of…

3 years ago

Pollution spike pushes Spare the Air alert into Tuesday

Air district officials extended a Spare the Air alert through Tuesday as wildfire smoke and haze linger in Bay Area…

3 years ago

Spare the Air alert extends through Labor Day

Air district officials extended a Spare the Air Alert through Monday and urged Bay Area residents to avoid driving during…

3 years ago

District issues Thursday, Friday air quality advisories due to smoke

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued air quality advisories for Thursday and Friday because of wildfire smoke,…

3 years ago

Onshore winds forecast to clear up smoky Bay Area skies

The Bay Area's air quality is forecast to improve over the next couple of days as a new weather pattern…

3 years ago

Heavy smoke prompts Spare the Air alert through Saturday

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued Spare the Air alerts for Friday and Saturday after wildfire smoke…

3 years ago

Wildfire smoke prompts Monday air quality advisory

An air quality advisory has been issued for Monday as wildfire smoke continues to drift through the region. The smoke…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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 to smoke from…

4 years ago

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 for power conservation…

4 years ago

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 wildfire smoke that…

4 years ago

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 prevention. Storms that traveled north…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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 advisory through Wednesday…

4 years ago

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