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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 to pay $433,000 to settle violations at its former...Read More
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.Read More
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 district officials to issue the winter season’s first Spare...Read More
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 is still causing elevated pollution levels around the region....Read More
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 Area Air Quality Management District, with light winds, high temperatures and vehicle...Read More
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 record-low numbers of cars on the region’s roads due to COVID-19 coronavirus-related...Read More
Air district urges public not to burn wood during virus outbreak
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District advised residents Friday to avoid burning wood during the novel coronavirus outbreak to protect local air quality. Wood burning is not illegal,...Read More
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." Read More
Soaring temperatures, light winds prompt three-day Spare the Air Alert
Air quality officials took the unusual step of declaring a three-day Spare the Air Alert due to sizzling temperatures expected around the region this weekend. The high temperatures, along...Read More
Tesoro fined $915k over refinery violations
Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. reached a $915,700 civil settlement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District over a series of 51 notices of violation of local regulations...Read More
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 reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Read More
10th Winter Spare the Air issued for Monday
The 10th Winter Spare the Air Alert this season has been issued for Monday, officials with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District said today.Read More
Spare the Air extended through Sunday
A third consecutive Winter Spare the Air alert has been issued for Sunday, Bay Area Air Quality Management District officials announced today.Read More