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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
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 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
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
Russians cited for ‘Spare the Air’ violation
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District Tuesday issued a Notice of Violation to the now-shuttered Russian consulate in San Francisco.Read More
Tuesday will be 3rd straight Spare the Air day
The Bay Area's intense heat wave prompted regional air quality officials today to issue another Spare the Air smog alert for Tuesday.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
Third-straight ‘Spare the Air’ day lands Wednesday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a third consecutive Spare the Air alert for Wednesday because of unhealthy ozone accumulation.Read More
Thursday is season’s first ‘Spare the Air’ day
The Bay Area's first Spare the Air smog alert for the year has been called for Thursday.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
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
‘Spare the Air’ snuffs Thanksgiving fires
Bay Area residents will be prohibited from burning firewood and other solid fuels on Thanksgiving Day.Read More
‘Spare the Air’ alert bans wood fires Wednesday
Persistent stagnant weather forced the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to issue a ban on wood burning.Read More
‘Spare the air’ day declared for Sunday
High area temperatures have prompted a Spare the Air alert for Sunday.Read More
‘Spare the Air’ is actually working
The group responsible for enforcing "Spare the Air" days says they have decreased peak levels of gunk in Bay Area air.Read More
Bay Area ranks high for air quality
A new study shows the Bay Area ranks No. 15 on a list of the top 25 metro regions with the best air quality. Read More