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In partnership with the Air District, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Chair John Gioia sent a letter Friday, June 2, to the U.S. Department of Justice requesting at least 40 percent of the penalty against Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company be used for local health initiatives.

Learn about the Air District’s efforts to minimize odors in Milpitas and the surrounding communities.

The Air District’s Social Media Policy provides social media users who choose to communicate with the Bay Area Air District via its official social media platforms with guidelines for engagement.

Any owner or operator of dry cleaning equipment that is exempt from Regulation 2, Rule 1, Sections 301 and 302 (obtaining an Authority to Construct/Permit to Operate) must register each dry cleaning machine (see Regulation 8, Rule 17, Section 404 and Regulation 2, Rule 1, Section 120).

The Board of Directors has 5 standing committees that assist the Air District in its mission to improve air quality.

Report unhealthful odors, dust, chemical pollutants, wood smoke, exhaust, or smoking vehicles.

Learn about the history of the Air District's efforts to improve air quality in the Bay Area since 1955.

Learn how to apply to become a member of the Air District's Community Advisory Council.

Learn about the Air Quality Monitoring Expert Panel, assembled to recommend technologies, methods, and tools to improve monitoring capabilities near refineries.

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 extending an air quality advisory for wildfire smoke through tomorrow, Sunday, August 8. Smoke from the McFarland, Monument, Dixie, and River Complex fires is expected to continue to impact the Bay Area, particularly at higher elevation locations in the North Bay and East Bay. The smoke is aloft above 1,500 feet and is not expected to cause widespread unhealthy air quality across the Bay Area. 

Learn about the Air District's Agricultural Waste and Wildfire Prevention Chipping Programs.

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.

Learn about the Air District’s Consumption-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory.

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.

Learn about the Air District's efforts with community leaders from Richmond, North Richmond, and San Pablo to develop a Community Air Monitoring Plan.

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Learn about the public health effects of air pollution.

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the Clean Cars for All program.

View regulations about oil refinery flares, which burn off certain gases to keep them out of the atmosphere, and plans filed by local refineries to monitor and reduce flares.