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Register your EPA-certified or pellet-fueled wood-burning device for a sole source of heat exemption, or register qualifying small sources of air pollution for permission to operate through Air District registration programs.

View dates and information about upcoming and past public hearings about proposed rules and amendments.

Learn how Bay Area public agencies can apply for funding to reduce air pollution through alternative fuel and trip reduction projects.

Learn about the Air District's Public Participation Plan; find out how you can get involved with the Air District and how the Air District plans to develop greater public participation opportunities throughout the Bay Area.

Request access to public records and learn about the District's records management policies.

View archived notices of proposed Bay Area permit projects and public comment periods for these projects.

Find a list of national, state, and local health agencies.

View notices of proposed Bay Area permit projects and public comment periods for these projects.

View instructions that describe how to unsubscribe from Spare the Air alert notifications.

Get information about planned Public Safety Power Shutoffs events and backup power options.

Learn about the public comment process for permit applications and how to effectively comment on permit applications that are currently under review by the Air District.

The Air District is inviting residents to provide input on revisions to Regulation 2, Rule 5 – New Source Review of Toxic Air Contaminants. The Air District’s New Source Review Program protects air quality when large air pollution sources such as factories and power plants are newly built or modified.

Illegal Federal Rejection of California Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards Hurts the Bay Area

The Air District is launching a new subscription service that will provide Bay Area residents with timely information about significant events affecting regional and local air quality.

On July 15, 2020, the Air District’s Board of Directors will hold a public hearing to consider approval of Emissions Statement Certification for the 1997, 2008 and 2015 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards.  The public comment period is now open and will close on Monday, July 6, 2020.

The Air District is inviting Bay Area residents to provide input on two new draft regulations. Regulation 11, Rule 18 would reduce health risk to local residents from toxic air contaminants emitted by facilities in the Bay Area, and Regulation 12, Rule 16 sets limits on facility-wide petroleum refining emissions.

The Air District is hosting a public workshop in San Francisco on two rule amendments that are part of the Air District’s Wildfire Air Quality Response Program.

The Air District has released a woodsmoke White Paper for public comment, which provides extensive information on wood burning in the Bay Area, the current state of the regulatory landscape for wood-burning devices, and a discussion of potential recommendations to further minimize woodsmoke emissions and exposures.