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

The California Public Records Act requires local agencies to provide a public list of certain software applications and computer systems.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Air District will host a virtual public workshop to present, discuss, and receive comments on potential concepts to amend Regulation 2: Permits to protect communities overburdened by air pollution. 

In an effort to enhance the ability of the public to make timely comments on all new or modified permit applications, the Air District is implementing a fixed 10-Day Public Participation Period at the beginning of its permit evaluation process.

The Air District has made the draft 2017 Clean Air Plan, Spare the Air, Cool the Climate, available online, on Open Air Forum for comment through March 9.