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Due to heavy smoke blowing into the Bay Area from the extensive Camp Fire in Butte County, the Air District is issuing a Winter Spare the Air Alert through Monday, November 12.

The Air  District’s Community Advisory Council will hold its first meeting January 13 at 6 PM. In a historic moment, the Air District Board of Directors approved the formation of the Air District’s first Community Advisory Council on November 17, 2021. The Community Advisory Council will advise the Air District’s Board of Directors on environmental justice and equity-based policy and is the first body of its kind at the Bay Area Air District.

The Air District announced that Phillips 66 Company has agreed to pay $99,400 to to settle a group of 13 Notices of Violation issued for air quality violations that occurred at its Rodeo refinery in 2015.

The Air District is issuing an air quality advisory for wildfire smoke in eastern Contra Costa County for today and tomorrow, Tuesday, July 12, and Wednesday, July 13. Smoke from the Marsh Fire is expected to impact the eastern Contra Costa cities of Pittsburgh, Antioch, Oakley and Brentwood. Onshore winds during the daytime are expected to disperse smoke, but as winds die down overnight localized pollution levels may rise between 10 PM and 9 AM. Pollutant levels are not expected to exceed the national 24-hour health standard. A Spare the Air Alert is not in effect and air quality is expected to be in the moderate range overall. 

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District will ask Bay Area employers to sign the Cut the Commute Pledge to extend remote work options for employees at a press conference in San Jose on Monday, July 13 at 11:30 a.m. A continuation of remote work can help maintain the Bay Area’s air quality progress even after shelter-in-place orders are eased.

The Air District announced a recent settlement with Shell Oil Products U.S. to pay a $208,000 civil penalty for air quality violations at its refinery in Martinez. The settlement covers 12 notices of violation that the Air District issued for incidents that occurred in 2013.

The Air District has organized a conference entitled, Climate Forward Bay Area: A Leadership Forum, that will be held on October 13 and 14 at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco. Technology, government, NGO and industry leaders are invited to register and participate in this forum by sharing ideas and approaches to reducing local greenhouse gases while maintaining the Bay Area's economic viability.

The Air District invites public comments on a draft Bay Area Electric Vehicle (EV) Acceleration Plan and invites you to provide your comments in writing or during our webinar on April 15, 2021, 11 AM–12 PM. 

The Air District's Board of Directors has voted to set the stage for Regulation 12, Rule 16 to cap greenhouse gas emissions from the region’s five refineries, creating a model for the state and nation to follow.

The Air District is issuing a Health Advisory and Spare the Air Alert today, Thursday 10/12/2017. Very unhealthy air quality from the wildfires in the North Bay is causing unprecedented levels of air pollution throughout the Bay Area.

The Air District's Board of Directors has adopted two new regulations to further tighten air pollution controls on petroleum operations at Bay Area refineries. Regulation 9, Rule 14 reduces sulfur dioxide emissions from the largest Bay Area source, coke calcining. Regulation 12, Rule 15 is a first-of-its-kind requirement that will better enable the Air District to track refinery emissions as changes are made at the facilities.

The Air District has reached a pivotal settlement with Chevron that will significantly enhance air monitoring data transparency, providing more information about air pollutants around the Richmond refinery. The agreement requires Chevron to take new data access and community engagement actions beyond those required by regulation or permit.

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feb. 24, 2014 ... Emissions Minimization Plan Regulation 12, Miscellaneous Standards of Performance, Rule 13 Foundry and Forging Operations Facility Name District Site # Address ...

feb. 24, 2014 ... Emissions Minimization Plan Regulation 12, Miscellaneous Standards of Performance, Rule 13 Foundry and Forging Operations Facility Name District Site # Address ...

feb. 24, 2014 ... Regulation 12, Miscellaneous Standards of Performance, Rule 13: Foundry and Forging Operations Guidance to Prepare Regulation 12-13 Emissions Minimization Plan Attention: Foundry and Forging ...

mar. 29, 2013 ... DRAFT March 2013 REGULATION 12 MISCELLANEOUS STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE RULE 13 FOUNDRY AND FORGING OPERATIONS INDEX 12-13-100 GENERAL 12-13-101 Description 12-13-102 Applicability 12-13-103 ...