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The 2018 Climate Protection Grant Program will award up to $4.5 million to Bay Area public agencies to accelerate local implementation of greenhouse gas reductions in two program areas: (1) reducing GHGs from existing buildings and (2) fostering innovative strategies (in multiple sectors).

The public comment period for the Draft Guidelines for the Local Community Benefits Fund for Benicia, Richmond, and surrounding areas closes on Tuesday, November 25, at 5:00 PM. The Draft Guidelines describe the Local Community Benefits Fund, which will reinvest penalty funds back into communities impacted by air quality violations, supporting local projects that improve public health, reduce pollution, and promote a just transition.

The Air District’s Board of Directors voted to adopt new amendments that will strengthen the agency’s wood-burning regulation to safeguard public health against the hazards of fine particle pollution, especially during wildfires.

The Air District Board of Directors has adopted amendments to Regulation 9, Rules 4 and 6, to eliminate emissions of nitrogen oxides, or NOx, from residential and commercial natural gas furnaces and water heaters in the Bay Area by requiring new appliances to be zero-NOx. 

During this challenging time, the Air District is asking the public to not burn wood in their fireplaces, outdoor fire pits or woodstoves during the shelter-in-place order for COVID-19 to protect the respiratory health of all Bay Area residents.

The Air District is asking the public not to light fireworks or burn wood over the Lunar New Year holiday to keep air quality from becoming unhealthy.

The Air District's Board of Directors approved amendments to Regulation 6, Rule 3: Wood-Burning Devices and Regulation 5: Open Burning that will provide stronger public health protections and support wildfire prevention efforts through improved use of prescribed burns across the region.

The Air District is hosting a virtual public workshop on February 4, 2021, from 6 - 8 PM., focusing on developing draft amendments to Regulation 6 Rule 5: Particulate Emissions from Refinery Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Units, in order to further reduce particulate matter emissions from petroleum refineries.

Sep 19, 2023 ... September 20, 2023 Request for Proposals# 2023-039 Public Records Management System SECTION I – SUMMARY ...

Feb 22, 2017 ... NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kristine Roselius, February 22, 2017 415.749.4900 Air District ...

Sep 26, 2011 ... NOTICE INVITING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS NOTICE is hereby given that the Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District invites interested persons ...

May 22, 2013 ... NOTICE INVITING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS NOTICE is hereby given that the Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District invites interested persons ...

mar. 8, 2011 ... NOTICE INVITING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS NOTICE is hereby given that the Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District invites interested persons to ...

Apr 6, 2005 ... NOTICE INVITING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT NOTICE is hereby given that the Air Pollution Control Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District invites written public comments on the ...

Dec 8, 2004 ... NOTICE INVITING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT NOTICE is hereby given that the Air Pollution Control Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District invites written public comments on the ...

Sep 26, 2012 ... NOTICE INVITING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS NOTICE is hereby given that the Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District invites interested persons ...

dic. 14, 2004 ... NOTICE INVITING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT NOTICE is hereby given that the Bay Area Air Quality Management District invites written comments on the proposed Major Facility Review Permit for the ...

Nov 16, 2010 ... NOTICE INVITING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS NOTICE is hereby given that the Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District invites interested persons ...

Jun 9, 2010 ... NOTICE INVITING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS NOTICE is hereby given that the Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District invites interested persons ...

Dec 6, 2004 ... NOTICE INVITING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT NOTICE is hereby given that the Air Pollution Control Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District invites written comments on the proposed Major ...