Search

The Air District is inviting residents to participate in the sixth annual California Clean Air Day on October 4. Designed around individual actions, the event is a statewide initiative built on the idea that shared experiences unite people to improve community health. 

The Air District is advising Bay Area residents that smoke from the Northern California wildfires will likely impact the region through the Labor Day weekend.

The Air District is advising Bay Area residents that smoke from Northern California wildfires is blowing into the nine-county region today. Smoke impacts can be seen throughout the North and East Bay areas. 

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s Board of Directors approved more than $2.6 million in Carl Moyer Program grant funds to help reduce air emissions through grant projects of over $100,000 by installing cleaner engines at nine Bay Area businesses.

Jack Broadbent, executive officer of the Air District, has issued a statement on President Donald Trump’s decision to leave the Paris climate agreement.

The Air District is hosting the Clean Cars for All electric vehicle showcase on Saturday, August 10, in Oakland.

The Air District has been awarded $15 million in federal grant funding to spur the creation of a more robust, accessible and equitable electric vehicle charging network across the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area. 

The Air District is advising Bay Area residents that smoke from the wildfires around California is impacting many parts of the region. Particulate pollution from the fires increased late Saturday, with high levels throughout much of the Bay Area Sunday morning. Particulate pollution levels are expected to remain elevated through today and may not ease until Monday.

The Air District is extending the air quality advisory for potential smoke in parts of the Bay Area through Sunday, October 21.

It has been reported that companies throughout the Bay Area have received letters dated January 1, 2025, February 1, 2025, and February 14, 2025, with misinformation about the Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program. These letters were not sent by the Bay Area Air District or the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and contain misinformation. Please disregard these letters if you received them. If your company is registered in the Commuter Benefits Program, you can check the Commuter Benefits Program website to verify your company's registration in the system.

The Air District is announcing the availability of $750,000 through the James Cary Smith Community Grant Program for community groups, neighborhood associations, and nonprofits to participate in decisions that impact their environment and health. 

The Air District is announcing the launch of its 2022 James Cary Smith Community Grant Program, which is funding more than 30 community groups and nonprofit organizations to engage community members in decisions that impact their air quality and health.

Building on decades of reducing health risk and championing breathing equity for its most vulnerable communities, the Air District is reporting that industries are taking early actions to reduce their health impacts on local residents as part of the implementation of the nation’s most stringent toxic air pollution regulation. 

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.

Bay Area Air District Seeking Clean Air Champions

Dec 28, 2023 ... DATE: December 26, 2023 CONTACT: communications@baaqmd.gov Bay Area Air District statement on MRC SAN FRANCISCO – Statement by Dr. Philip Fine, executive officer of the Bay Area Air Quality ...

Apr 7, 2025 ... 1-Apr-2025 Bay Area Air District ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS CATALOG This catalog is published in compliance with Senate Bill No. 272 (SB 272). Please refer to Note 1 below the table for further ...

Jan 4, 2006 ... NEWS www.baaqmd.gov For Immediate Release Contact: Luna Salaver 415-749-5196 Thursday, January 5, 2006 cell 415-760-0283 Air District Adopts Bay Area Ozone Strategy ...

Apr 1, 2010 ... NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ralph Borrmann March 30, 2010 415.749.4900 Air District releases draft Bay Area Clean Air Plan SAN FRANCISCO - ...

Nov 15, 2012 ... NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ralph Borrmann November 16, 2012 415.749.4900 Bay Area Air District inspector wins prestigious award SAN ...