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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s 2018-19 Winter Spare the Air season ended February 28, with 16 Winter Spare the Air Alerts called from November through February.

The Air District is extending the Spare the Air Alert for wildfire smoke through Wednesday, September 16. This will be the 29th and 30th consecutive Spare the Air Alert called.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced today that recent flaring incidents at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond have resulted in the increased scrutiny of monitoring data as well as investigations as to the cause of the events.

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 Air District is investigating all potential sources for a series of rotten-egg odor complaints in San Francisco and Richmond - including two flaring incidents at Chevron as well as other potential sources such as ships, area landfills and wastewater treatment facilities.

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 the third Spare the Air Alert of 2022 for smog for Tuesday, August 16. The Bay Area will also continue to have smoke impacts from the Six Rivers Lightning Complex Fire in Humboldt and Trinity counties. Air quality is forecast to be unhealthy tomorrow, Tuesday, August 16. The combination of wildfire smoke with hot inland temperatures and vehicle exhaust is expected to cause unhealthy smog, or ozone, accumulation in the Bay Area. Smoke from Northern California wildfires is expected to continue to impact the region creating hazy and smoky skies.   

The Air District is hosting a community summit on Saturday, February 16, from 10 AM–1:30 PM, at the City of Richmond Recreation Complex located at 3230 Macdonald Avenue in Richmond, to develop an air monitoring plan for the surrounding community. 

The Air District is offering grants of up to $2,500 to public K-12 school teachers as well as student and parent leaders to increase understanding of air quality and climate issues in school communities. 

Localized air quality impacts may occur as Marathon Refinery in Martinez idles operations.

The Air District is soliciting applications for thirteen seats on its Community Advisory Council. The thirteen open seats represent: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Solano counties, as well as at-large and youth seats. 

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing a Spare the Air Alert for wildfire smoke for Sunday, June 16, and Monday, June 17. Air quality is forecast to be unhealthy today and tomorrow due to smoke from the Point Fire in northern Sonoma County.

The Air District announced today that its independent Hearing Board, a quasi-judicial independent body authorized under state law, has approved an abatement order for Valero Refining Co. to cease unreported emissions at its Benicia oil refinery as safely and expeditiously as possible. 

The Air District is closely monitoring flaring at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond and has issued an air quality advisory as localized smoke impacts are possible near and downwind of the facility, including the Contra Costa County cities of Richmond, San Pablo, Pinole, and Hercules, as well as Solano County. This is based on current meteorological conditions which can change depending on the duration of the flaring. Residents should follow instructions from local health officials.

The Air District is inviting Bay Area residents to provide input on two new draft regulations. Regulation 11, Rule 18 would reduce health risk to local residents from toxic air contaminants emitted by facilities in the Bay Area, and Regulation 12, Rule 16 sets limits on facility-wide petroleum refining emissions.

Peb 22, 2016 ... Bay Area Air Quality Management District 939 Ellis Street San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 771-6000 Proposed MAJOR FACILITY REVIEW PERMIT Issued To: Martinez Cogen Limited ...

Hun 27, 2016 ... Bay Area Air Quality Management District 375 Beale Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 771-6000 Final MAJOR FACILITY REVIEW PERMIT Issued to: Commercial Pattern, Inc.

Peb 22, 2016 ... February 16, 2016 Ms. Deborah Jordan Director, Air Division United States Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Dear Ms. Jordan: ...

Peb 22, 2016 ... Bay Area Air Quality Management District 939 Ellis Street San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 771-6000 Permit Evaluation and Statement of Basis for RENEWAL of MAJOR FACILITY REVIEW ...

Hun 27, 2016 ... June 16, 2016 Ms. Deborah Jordan Director, Air Division United States Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Dear Ms. Jordan: This ...