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The Air District's Board of Directors has adopted two new regulations to further tighten air pollution controls on petroleum operations at Bay Area refineries. Regulation 9, Rule 14 reduces sulfur dioxide emissions from the largest Bay Area source, coke calcining. Regulation 12, Rule 15 is a first-of-its-kind requirement that will better enable the Air District to track refinery emissions as changes are made at the facilities.

The Bay Area Air District today announced $4,822,770 in funding to SAFETRANS Transportation Inc. to deploy electric school buses serving special education students across Santa Clara County. The grant will support the purchase of 14 zero-emission buses and 11 charging stations, helping to electrify transportation services for some of the region's most vulnerable students.

The Air District has awarded $1.18 million grant to the San Ramon Valley Unified School District to replace seven older school buses, five compressed natural gas buses and two diesel buses with zero-emission electric buses and the charging infrastructure to support them. The project will also support the installation of eight DC fast chargers and related infrastructure.

Learn about the Air District’s zero-NOx space and water heating rules.

Learn about the Air District’s external stakeholder Implementation Working Group, or IWG, for zero-NOx space and water heating rules.

Air District, state of California, and federal air toxic control measures reduce air toxics emissions by targeting specific pollutants or requiring controls for specific types of emission sources.

The Air District's Board of Directors is announcing the establishment of a community steering committee to help guide the development of the Community Emission Reduction Plan for the Richmond-North Richmond-San Pablo area.

The Air District is announcing that more than $90 million in incentive funding is now available through the Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Program to upgrade or replace eligible heavy-duty vehicles and equipment with cleaner and zero-emissions technology. 

At a public hearing today, the Air District released the 2024 Toxic Air Contaminant Program Annual Report, along with a user-friendly new web page that allows members of the public to view toxic emission data from a comprehensive map of permitted facilities in the Bay Area. 

To meet federal and state air quality standards, the Air District compiles emissions inventories for criteria air pollutants, greenhouse gases, and toxic air contaminants, and conducts special emissions studies.

The Air District will host a signing ceremony for mayors, city and county government officials, and leaders of industry and business from all over the world who commit to going diesel free by signing the Statement of Purpose to cut diesel use to zero by 2033. 

The Air District Board of Directors has adopted amendments to Regulation 9, Rules 4 and 6, to eliminate emissions of nitrogen oxides, or NOx, from residential and commercial natural gas furnaces and water heaters in the Bay Area by requiring new appliances to be zero-NOx. 

On July 14, the Air District released draft amended rule language outlining potential exemptions and a delayed start date for the existing zero-NOx residential water heater requirement under Air District Rule 9-6. The Air District is publishing the draft language for public review and comment ahead of the Board of Directors' consideration for adoption this fall.

Apr 7, 2020 ... Zero-emission mobile agricultural equipment demonstration program 2020 Project solicitation The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is offering up to $1 million for projects ...

Jan 7, 2020 ... Bay Area Air Quality Management District Application Guidance for the West Oakland Zero-Emission Grant Program To support the adoption of zero-emissions equipment and vehicles operating at ...

Jul 21, 2021 ... NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 22, 2021 CONTACT: Tina Landis, 415-940-3585 Air District funds cutting-edge zero-emission tractors FARMER program funds clean ...

Apr 21, 2026 ... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2026 CONTACT: communications@baaqmd.gov Air District advances zero-emission trucking in East Oakland New charging hub cuts diesel pollution near the ...

Jul 24, 2018 ... West Oakland Zero-Emission Grant Program Pre-Application Workshop July 24, 2018 Chengfeng Wang Program ...