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The Air District is issuing a Spare the Air Alert for Thursday, February 5, which bans burning wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel, both indoors and outdoors.

The Air District has fined BoDean Company, Inc. $1.28 million for nine air quality violations at the construction materials company’s Santa Rosa and Windsor facilities.

A joint prosecution by the Contra Costa District Attorney and Bay Area Air District has resulted in a $10 million penalty against Martinez Refining Company, along with compliance improvements at its Martinez refinery, and $600,000 in mitigation payments for supplemental environmental projects.

The Air District has opened the grant application period for the People’s Air Grant Program, a funding opportunity designed to support local stakeholders working to improve air quality and public health in communities disproportionately burdened by air pollution. The grant application period opens March 12 and will remain open through May 29, 2026.  

The Air District is issuing an air quality advisory due to wildfire smoke from the Marina Fire in the Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area, north of Antioch, for tonight, March 29, and tomorrow, March 30.

The Air District is announcing the Bay Area Regional Climate Action Plan, a visionary initiative to aggressively fight climate change and transition the Bay Area to a carbon-neutral future.

The Air District has fined Anheuser-Busch $2.3 million for multiple air quality violations at its brewery in Fairfield.

The Air District helped WattEV secure $4.1 million loan for a new electric truck charging project in Oakland. This is in addition to a $5 million grant from the Air District’s Community Air Protection or CAP program awarded in 2024.

The Air District has fined Valero Refining Company $3.25 million to address 118 air quality violations that stem from multiple incidents and ongoing compliance issues at the Benicia refinery.

The Air District is announcing the start of the Spare the Air smog season, beginning Monday, May 4, and continuing through October.

The Air District has released for public comment its latest draft 2026 Air Monitoring Network Plan, which describes the Air District’s regulatory air monitoring network for 2025 and lists proposed changes for the near future.

The Bay Area Air District is encouraging residents to prepare now for potential wildfire smoke impacts during the 2026 wildfire season. National and regional fire outlooks indicate near to above-normal wildfire potential across Northern California through much of the summer, driven by dry fuels, developing drought conditions and an active start to the wildfire season that is already impacting parts of the state.

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