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Richmond, San Jose selected for federal clean economy program
Richmond and San Jose have been selected to receive federal Communities LEAP funding to help the cities transition to clean economy.Read More
New harbor craft regulations could improve health for West Oakland residents
New harbor craft regulations will help cut pollution and improve health in portside communities like West Oakland.Read More
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 said. An air quality advisory for the region was...Read More
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 skies. The region has seen air pollution spike in...Read More
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 moves in from offshore, pushing the current blanket of...Read More
PG&E to pay up to $190 million for pollution cleanup at Marina Small Craft Harbor
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced Friday PG&E has agreed to pay the city up to $190 million to settle a legal battle that has lasted two decades...Read More
Raw sewage pollutes Oakland Estuary after wastewater plant fails in power outage
Boaters are being warned to stay away from the Oakland Estuary on Saturday, after an estimated 50,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled during a power outage Friday night at...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
Shipping company fined $1.65 million over illegal discharge into ocean
A Singapore-based shipping company was fined $1.65 million in federal court in Oakland this week for dumping oily bilge water into the ocean.Read More
AG Becerra, environmental groups sue EPA over salt pond protection
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and four environmental groups filed a pair of lawsuits in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s conclusion...Read More
Bay Area air quality expected to degrade as 2019 begins
Air quality is expected to degrade somewhat to "moderate status" in the North Bay and the Santa Clara Valley by Monday.Read More
Drinking straws targeted in proposed bill
For California Assemblyman Ian Calderon, it was apparently the last straw. Read More
San Francisco cuts greenhouse gases faster than planned
Francisco has reached an ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gases locally two years ahead of schedule.Read More
‘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.Read More
SF judge floats penalty for VW diesel cheating
A federal judge announced a proposed settlement in which Volkswagen would repair or buy back 480,000 vehicles.Read More
Millions pledged to help erase Bay Area smog
More than $90 million will be available in 2016 and 2017 for projects and programs to reduce air pollution in the Bay Area.Read More
Air district stiffens wood burning rules
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has strengthened its wood burning regulations, including prohibiting wood burning devices from being installed in new buildings.Read More
Heat, high pressure trigger Spare the Air day
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air Alert for Tuesday.Read More