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On the Spare the Air days, the Air District urges residents to cut back on any activity that causes pollution. People sensitive to pollution, such as children and the elderly, are cautioned to limit outdoor exposure

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Wednesday, 2/8
No Spare the Air Alert in Effect
Thursday, 2/9
No Spare the Air Alert in Effect
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2003 News Releases

Release DatePDF Files
12/30/2003tv_123003_sonoma(96 k PDF, 1 pg)
12/23/2003New Health Studies Site Dangers of Wood Smoke THIS HOLIDAY SEASON GIVE THE GIFT OF CLEANER AIR!(87 k PDF, 1 pg)
11/24/2003Wintertime Pollution Season Begins Air District Expects Spare the Air Tonight Advisories This Winter(141 k PDF, 1 pg)
11/18/2003AIR DISTRICT SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL POSITION IN THE ARCHITECT CATEGORY(110 k PDF, 1 pg)
11/17/2003Make the Natural Gas Switch – Get A Rebate Air District Offers $300 and $500 Rebates to Santa Clara Residents To Retrofit Wood burning Fireplaces and Old Stoves(93 k PDF, 2 pgs)
11/3/2003Browning-Ferris Los Trancos Canyon Landfill Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(114 k PDF, 1 pg)
10/27/2003Napa – Vallejo Waste Management Authority Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(102 k PDF, 1 pg)
10/21/2003Public Input Sought on Reducing Refinery Emissions Air District Holding Community Meetings(151 k PDF, 2 pgs)
10/17/2003N/A
10/14/2003USS-POSCO Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(114 k PDF, 1 pg)
10/14/2003Dow Chemical Company Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(114 k PDF, 1 pg)
10/10/2003Waste Management of Alameda County Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(101 k PDF, 1 pg)
10/9/2003City of Palo Alto Landfill Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(101 k PDF, 1 pg)
10/1/2003Waste Management of Alameda County Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(101 k PDF, 1 pg)
9/30/2003Redwood Landfill, Inc., Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(102 k PDF, 1 pg)
9/30/2003Owens Corning Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(102 k PDF, 1 pg)
9/25/2003Permissive Burn Periods for Crop Replacement and Flood Debris Fires Opens(105 k PDF, 1 pg)
9/16/2003AIR DISTRICT REQUESTS APPLICATIONS FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL POSITIONS IN CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION, COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES and PARK & RECREATION DISTRICT CATEGORIES(111 k PDF, 1 pg)
9/11/2003Spare the Air Continues on Friday(77 k PDF, 1 pg)
9/11/2003Gaylord Container Corporation Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(102 k PDF, 1 pg)
9/10/2003Spare the Air on Thursday(77 k PDF, 1 pg)
9/10/2003Spare the Air on Thursday(77 k PDF, 1 pg)
9/5/2003Air District Affirms Commitment to New Source Review(75 k PDF, 1 pg)
8/26/2003Open Burning Season for Double Cropping Stubble Ends Burn Seasons for Stubble and Marsh Management Begin(109 k PDF, 1 pg)
8/24/2003Monday is a Spare the Air Day(78 k PDF, 1 pg)
8/18/2003Household Products Emit 52 Tons of Pollution Daily Common products account for 10 percent of summertime air pollution(94 k PDF, 2 pgs)
8/13/2003Five Refineries get Preliminary OK for Title V Permits(116 k PDF, 1 pg)
8/8/2003Delta Energy Center, LLC, Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(114 k PDF, 1 pg)
7/8/2003Valero Benicia Asphalt Plant Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(114 k PDF, 1 pg)
7/2/2003Public Responds to Spare the Air Advisories(97 k PDF, 2 pgs)
7/1/2003Announcing the 2003 Clean Air Champions!(137 k PDF, 4 pgs)
6/30/2003Open Burning Season Begins for Range Management Fires(91 k PDF, 1 pg)
6/25/2003Spare the Air Continues for Tomorrow(63 k PDF, 1 pg)
6/24/2003First Spare the Air Advisory of Smog Season Is a Double-Header(75 k PDF, 1 pg)
6/18/2003$226 Million Awarded in Bay Area Grants over Ten Years by Air District’s Transportation Fund for Clean Air(119 k PDF, 3 pgs)
6/16/2003Republic Services Vasco Road Facility Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(114 k PDF, 1 pg)
6/4/2003Air District Adopts Landmark Refinery Rule(89 k PDF, 1 pg)
6/2/20032003 Summer Pivotal for Air Quality(90 k PDF, 2 pgs)
5/29/2003Open Burning for Double Crop Stubble Fires Begins June 1 and Ends August 31st(82 k PDF, 1 pg)
5/29/2003Open Burning Period for Orchard Pruning, Attrition, and Flood Debris End May 31st(66 k PDF, 1 pg)
5/29/2003AIR DISTRICT EXTENDS APPLICATION PERIOD FOR CANDIDATES FOR HEARING BOARD(63 k PDF, 1 pg)
5/23/2003BFI- International Disposal Corporation of CA (Newby Island Landfill)(115 k PDF, 1 pg)
5/23/2003City of Mountain View Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(114 k PDF, 1 pg)
5/1/2003AIR DISTRICT SEEKS CANDIDATES FOR HEARING BOARD(63 k PDF, 1 pg)
4/30/2003Open Burning Season for Orchard Prunings Extended Until May 31(53 k PDF, 1 pg)
4/29/2003Open Burning Seasons for Forest Management, Range Management, and Crop Management End April 30th(52 k PDF, 1 pg)
4/21/2003United Airlines- San Francisco Maintenance Center Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(115 k PDF, 1 pg)
4/15/2003Kirby Canyon Landfill Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(114 k PDF, 1 pg)
4/15/2003Marsh Burning Ends April 15th(58 k PDF, 1 pg)
4/11/2003BAY AREA LAWN MOWER BUY-BACK EVENTS BEGIN. ELECTRIC MOWERS FOR $100 OFF RETAIL(158 k PDF, 1 pg)
4/10/2003Wolfskill Energy Center Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(101 k PDF, 1 pg)
4/10/2003Riverview Energy Center Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(102 k PDF, 1 pg)
4/3/2003Potrero Hills Landfill Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(101 k PDF, 1 pg)
4/2/2003Marsh Burning Season Extended Until April 15th(52 k PDF, 1 pg)
3/24/2003Shoreline Amphitheatre Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(115 k PDF, 1 pg)
3/14/2003Air District Sets Community Meetings on Flare Monitoring Rule(124 k PDF, 1 pg)
3/14/2003Regional Agencies Seek Input for New Reduction Strategies(138 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2/25/2003AIR DISTRICT REQUESTS APPLICATIONS FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL POSITIONS(110 k PDF, 1 pg)
2/21/2003Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Inc. Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(101 k PDF, 1 pg)
2/3/2003Open Burning Season Begins for Marsh Management(102 k PDF, 1 pg)
2/3/2003Acme Fill Corporation Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(101 k PDF, 1 pg)
1/17/2003City of Santa Clara Landfill Facility Gets Preliminary OK for Title V Permit(102 k PDF, 1 pg)
1/10/2003Three Peaker Plants Get Preliminary OK for Title V Permits(101 k PDF, 1 pg)
1/8/2003Air District Collects $100,000 in Penalties from Read Rite Corp.(102 k PDF, 1 pg)
1/8/2003Air Board Chooses New Officers(84 k PDF, 1 pg)
Last Updated: 10/4/2010