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Learn how to register your EPA-certified or pellet-fueled wood stove for a sole source of heat exemption from Spare the Air Alert burn bans.

The Air District's Board of Directors approved $3 million in funding for the upgrade of wood-burning devices with cleaner heating options. Incentives for this program are expected to be available later this summer. The funding will provide assistance for potentially up to 1,300 Bay Area households to replace older, more polluting fireplaces or wood stoves with cleaner electric heat pumps, or natural gas or propane stoves or inserts.

View tables containing data from the Air District’s GHG monitoring network relating to concentrations of significant greenhouse gases as well as meteorological conditions.

The program will open at 10AM on August 26, 2016, on a first-come, first-served basis for homeowners and landlords to replace their wood burning device. Funding will be prioritized for low-income residents, residents located in areas highly affected by wood smoke, and households exempt from burn bans due to a wood-burning device being the sole source of heat. Starting November 1, 2016, anyone whose sole source of heat is a wood-burning device must use an EPA-certified or pellet-fueled device that is registered with the Air District to qualify for an exemption.

Learn about the Air District's Greenhouse Gas Measurement Program, including the locations of stations in the GHG monitoring network and deployment of the mobile research van.

The Air District, in collaboration with the UC Berkeley Cool Climate Network, has developed a consumption-based greenhouse gas inventory for the Bay Area to tell a more complete story of how the region contributes to global climate change.

Learn about the Air District's development process for Regulation 12, Rule 16, which would place a numeric cap on greenhouse gas emissions at refineries.

The Air District has sent a strong letter to the Governor’s office, expressing an “opposition unless amended” position on state bills AB 617 and AB 398.

Smoke from refinery blowing over Solano and Contra Costa counties.

The Air District’s Clean Heating Efficiently with Electric Technology, or Clean HEET, Program will begin accepting applications for grants that can help to offset the cost of switching from a wood-burning stove or fireplace insert to an electric heat pump. The program is designed to improve air quality in communities by replacing polluting wood-burning heating devices with cleaner heating options. 

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

The Air District and California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, or IBank, announced the statewide expansion of the Climate Tech Finance program. 

Get paid to exchange your working gas-powered lawn mower for a new electric mower.

The Air District has awarded a loan guarantee to Zevvy, formerly Flux EV, an electric vehicle leasing solution with flexible lease agreements designed to save drivers in the Bay Area money on gas and maintenance costs by choosing an EV over a gas-powered vehicle. 

The Air District and Aclima, the climate tech leader in hyperlocal pollution and greenhouse gas measurement and analysis, have released groundbreaking results collected through a cutting-edge, hyperlocal air quality mobile monitoring network. 

Learn about the Climate Protection Program and its successful initiatives, including the 2050 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal and Regional Climate Protection Strategy.