Bay Area Air Quality Management District

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

Millions in grants available to install electric vehicle charging stations

Grants are available for to help with costs of installing public electronic vehicle charging stations.

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

Triple-digit temps, smoky air in Bay Area Labor Day weekend forecast

The National Weather Service is forecasting warming temperatures in the Bay Area through the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend.

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

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

Another extension pushes air quality advisory through Monday

An air quality advisory for the Bay Area has been extended through Monday, the fifth consecutive day that wildfire smoke…

3 years ago

Air quality advisory extends through Sunday due to wildfire smoke

An air quality advisory issued by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for Thursday and Friday because of wildfire…

3 years ago

Smoke to linger in Bay Area skies through Friday

An air quality advisory issued in the Bay Area for Thursday because of smoke coming into the region from wildfires…

3 years ago

Air quality advisory extended as wildfire smoke lingers over Bay Area

Bay Area residents are advised to keep their windows and doors shut through Saturday.

3 years ago

Santa Rosa’s youth ride free on CityBus in 18-month pilot program

Youth can ride for free on Santa Rosa CityBus lines starting next week as part of a pilot program by…

3 years ago

‘Processing unit upset’ causes Saturday Chevron refinery flaring

Flaring on Saturday night at the Chevron refinery in Richmond is being investigated, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District…

3 years ago

Saturday brings Bay Area’s first winter Spare the Air Alert

Chillier temperatures in the forecast are expected to bring increased smoke from wood burning around the Bay Area, prompting air…

3 years ago

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