Jack Broadbent

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

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

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

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

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, prompting air district…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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." 

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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