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The Air District has fined Valero Refining Company $3.25 million to address 118 air quality violations that stem from multiple incidents and ongoing compliance issues at the Benicia refinery.

The Air District will be relocating to the newly redeveloped Bay Area Metro Center in San Francisco on May 31, along with MTC and ABAG. The new building address for the Air District will be: Bay Area Air District 375 Beale Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94105

The Air District’s Board of Directors today adopted amendments to Regulation 2, Rule 1: General Requirements, and Regulation 2, Rule 5: New Source Review of Toxic Air Contaminants to better address air pollution in areas overburdened by environmental and health stressors. 

The Air District and the California Air Resources Board are announcing a nearly $82 million penalty in a joint case to address significant air pollution violations by Valero Refining Co. at its Benicia refinery. This penalty is the largest ever assessed in the Air District’s history.

Learn about a one-time grant program that distributes funding to projects in impacted communities to reduce exposure to air pollution and address public health impacts.

Select Recommendations for Local Governments Developing Policies to Address Air Pollution Adjacent to Communities.

The CARE Program unites government, communities, and businesses to address areas of concentrated air pollution and related public health effects in the Bay Area.

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The Air District’s leadership team oversees its operations, supports its mission, and guides its approach to managing and improving air quality in the Bay Area.

The Air District is offering grants of up to $25,000 to nonprofit partners and community-based organizations to support and sponsor community-based solutions that address air pollution while also helping reduce our global climate impact. 

The Air District has launched a new online civic engagement tool, Open Air Forum, which offers the public a new opportunity to interact with the Air District and provide feedback on specific Air District topics.

Learn about the Air District, our Board of Directors, our leadership, our mission, our history and how you can join us in protecting public health, air quality, and the global climate.

The Air District's Board of Directors adopted a bold air quality and climate plan, the 2017 Clean Air Plan, entitled Spare the Air - Cool the Climate (YouTube streaming video), which addresses air quality improvement and greenhouse gas reduction for the nine-county Bay Area region.

The Air District announced today that Air Liquide Large Industries, US LP, has agreed to pay $159,000 to settle violations that occurred at its hydrogen plant at the San Francisco Oil Refinery in Rodeo.

The Air District has lifted the Spare the Air Alert that was in place through Tuesday and is instead issuing an air quality advisory through Tuesday, October 13, due to possible localized smoke impacts near the Glass Fire.

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Jan 13, 2010 ... NEWS For Immediate Release Contact: Ana Sandoval January 13, 2010 415.749.4900 (office) 415.794.9804 (cell) Air District tightens air ...

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