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  • Air District Now Accepting Applications from Public Agencies for Projects that Accelerate GHG Reductions
    Air District Now Accepting Applications from Public Agencies for Projects that Accelerate GHG Reductions

    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).

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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).

  • Air District Commissions Sustainable Aviation Fuel Report
    Air District Commissions Sustainable Aviation Fuel Report

    A new report entitled, Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Bay Area Commercial Aircraft, commissioned by the Air District and examining the potential positive air quality effects of sustainable aviation fuel, has been released and is available on the Air District website.

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    A new report entitled, Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Bay Area Commercial Aircraft, commissioned by the Air District and examining the potential positive air quality effects of sustainable aviation fuel, has been released and is available on the Air District website.

  • Mga Plano sa Pagbawas ng Liyab
    Mga Plano sa Pagbawas ng Liyab

    Tingnan ang mga regulasyon tungkol sa mga liyab sa dalisayan ng langis, na nagsusunog ng mga partikular na gas upang panatilihin ito na nasa labas ng atmospera, at mga planong iniharap ng mga lokal ng dalisayan upang subaybayan at bawasan ang mga liyab.

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    Tingnan ang mga regulasyon tungkol sa mga liyab sa dalisayan ng langis, na nagsusunog ng mga partikular na gas upang panatilihin ito na nasa labas ng atmospera, at mga planong iniharap ng mga lokal ng dalisayan upang subaybayan at bawasan ang mga liyab.

  • Air District directs Crown Hill Materials to cease operating unpermitted concrete batch plant
    Air District directs Crown Hill Materials to cease operating unpermitted concrete batch plant

    The Air District has issued Crown Hill Materials, a concrete facility in Vallejo, a Notice of Violation for operating a concrete batch plant without the required air quality permit. The Air District has also issued a cease-and-desist letter directing the company to stop operating the unpermitted plant.

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    The Air District has issued Crown Hill Materials, a concrete facility in Vallejo, a Notice of Violation for operating a concrete batch plant without the required air quality permit. The Air District has also issued a cease-and-desist letter directing the company to stop operating the unpermitted plant.

  • Air District adopts 2017 Clean Air Plan
    Air District adopts 2017 Clean Air Plan

    The Air District's Board of Directors adopted a bold air quality and climate plan, the 2017 Clean Air Plan, entitled Spare the Air - Cool the Climate (YouTube streaming video), which addresses air quality improvement and greenhouse gas reduction for the nine-county Bay Area region.

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    The Air District's Board of Directors adopted a bold air quality and climate plan, the 2017 Clean Air Plan, entitled Spare the Air - Cool the Climate (YouTube streaming video), which addresses air quality improvement and greenhouse gas reduction for the nine-county Bay Area region.

  • Air District strengthens building appliance rules to reduce harmful NOx emissions, protect air quality and public health
    Air District strengthens building appliance rules to reduce harmful NOx emissions, protect air quality and public health

    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. 

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    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. 

  • Air District to host Building Appliance Rules learning session on October 22
    Air District to host Building Appliance Rules learning session on October 22

    The Air District will host a public learning session on Tuesday, October 22, virtually via Zoom, regarding adopted rules (“Building Appliance Rules”) impacting nitrogen oxide, or NOx, emissions from natural gas-fired water heating appliances. Members of the public are invited to attend, learn, and ask questions about these rules.

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    The Air District will host a public learning session on Tuesday, October 22, virtually via Zoom, regarding adopted rules (“Building Appliance Rules”) impacting nitrogen oxide, or NOx, emissions from natural gas-fired water heating appliances. Members of the public are invited to attend, learn, and ask questions about these rules.

  • Air District and Tesoro reach $75,000 settlement with enhanced requirements for air monitoring and transparency
    Air District and Tesoro reach $75,000 settlement with enhanced requirements for air monitoring and transparency

    The Air District has reached a settlement with Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company that will significantly enhance air monitoring data transparency, providing more information about air pollutants around its refinery in unincorporated Contra Costa County, near Martinez. The agreement requires Tesoro to take new data access and community engagement actions beyond those required by regulation or permit.

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    The Air District has reached a settlement with Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company that will significantly enhance air monitoring data transparency, providing more information about air pollutants around its refinery in unincorporated Contra Costa County, near Martinez. The agreement requires Tesoro to take new data access and community engagement actions beyond those required by regulation or permit.

  • Air District Issues 18 Notices of Violation to Martinez Refining Company as a result of the February 1 fire
    Air District Issues 18 Notices of Violation to Martinez Refining Company as a result of the February 1 fire

    The Air District has issued 18 Notices of Violation to MRC for violations of air quality regulations and/or permit conditions for the February 1 fire. This is an ongoing investigation, and more violations may be issued.

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    The Air District has issued 18 Notices of Violation to MRC for violations of air quality regulations and/or permit conditions for the February 1 fire. This is an ongoing investigation, and more violations may be issued.

  • Mga Imbentaryo ng mga Emisyon
    Mga Imbentaryo ng mga Emisyon

    Upang matugunan ang pederal at pang-estadong mga pamantayan sa kalidad ng hangin, ang Distrito ng Hangin ay nagtitipon ng mga imbentaryo ng mga emisyon para sa pamantayan sa mga nagpaparumi sa hangin, mga gas ng greenhouse, at nakalalasong nagkokontamina sa hangin, at nagsasagawa ng mga espesyal na pag-aaral sa mga emisyon.

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    Upang matugunan ang pederal at pang-estadong mga pamantayan sa kalidad ng hangin, ang Distrito ng Hangin ay nagtitipon ng mga imbentaryo ng mga emisyon para sa pamantayan sa mga nagpaparumi sa hangin, mga gas ng greenhouse, at nakalalasong nagkokontamina sa hangin, at nagsasagawa ng mga espesyal na pag-aaral sa mga emisyon.

  • Air District awards $1.18 million to San Ramon Valley Unified School District for new EV school buses, charging infrastructure
    Air District awards $1.18 million to San Ramon Valley Unified School District for new EV school buses, charging infrastructure

    The Air District has awarded $1.18 million grant to the San Ramon Valley Unified School District to replace seven older school buses, five compressed natural gas buses and two diesel buses with zero-emission electric buses and the charging infrastructure to support them. The project will also support the installation of eight DC fast chargers and related infrastructure.

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    The Air District has awarded $1.18 million grant to the San Ramon Valley Unified School District to replace seven older school buses, five compressed natural gas buses and two diesel buses with zero-emission electric buses and the charging infrastructure to support them. The project will also support the installation of eight DC fast chargers and related infrastructure.

  • Air District approves $3 million for fireplace and wood stove upgrades
    Air District approves $3 million for fireplace and wood stove upgrades

    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.

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    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.

  • Spare the Air smog season begins today
    Spare the Air smog season begins today

    The Air District is announcing the start of the Spare the Air summer smog season on Monday, May 2. Millions of cars on our roadways each day remain the largest source of summertime smog pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the Bay Area. The Spare the Air campaign encourages Bay Area residents to drive less and look for ways to share, shorten, or change their commutes to help reduce smog, traffic, and gridlock in the region.

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    The Air District is announcing the start of the Spare the Air summer smog season on Monday, May 2. Millions of cars on our roadways each day remain the largest source of summertime smog pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the Bay Area. The Spare the Air campaign encourages Bay Area residents to drive less and look for ways to share, shorten, or change their commutes to help reduce smog, traffic, and gridlock in the region.

  • Notice Regarding Fraudulent Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program Letters
    Notice Regarding Fraudulent Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program Letters

    It has been reported that companies throughout the Bay Area have received letters dated January 1, 2025, February 1, 2025, and February 14, 2025, with misinformation about the Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program. These letters were not sent by the Bay Area Air District or the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and contain misinformation. Please disregard these letters if you received them. If your company is registered in the Commuter Benefits Program, you can check the Commuter Benefits Program website to verify your company's registration in the system.

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    It has been reported that companies throughout the Bay Area have received letters dated January 1, 2025, February 1, 2025, and February 14, 2025, with misinformation about the Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program. These letters were not sent by the Bay Area Air District or the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and contain misinformation. Please disregard these letters if you received them. If your company is registered in the Commuter Benefits Program, you can check the Commuter Benefits Program website to verify your company's registration in the system.

  • Air District secures decisive victory: Chevron & MRC refineries drop lawsuits: Chevron to pay highest violation penalties in agency history
    Air District secures decisive victory: Chevron & MRC refineries drop lawsuits: Chevron to pay highest violation penalties in agency history

    The Air District announced today it has reached two separate agreements with Chevron and Martinez Refining Company resulting in an end to the litigation against the agency over its groundbreaking Regulation 6, Rule 5, major emissions reductions from both refineries, unprecedented penalties and other payments of up to $138 million, and a Richmond-area Community Air Quality Fund, among other benefits. The Air District estimates that the emission reductions achieved by the rule will result in tens of millions of dollars per year in health benefits by reducing early deaths and other health impacts of exposure to particulate matter.

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    The Air District announced today it has reached two separate agreements with Chevron and Martinez Refining Company resulting in an end to the litigation against the agency over its groundbreaking Regulation 6, Rule 5, major emissions reductions from both refineries, unprecedented penalties and other payments of up to $138 million, and a Richmond-area Community Air Quality Fund, among other benefits. The Air District estimates that the emission reductions achieved by the rule will result in tens of millions of dollars per year in health benefits by reducing early deaths and other health impacts of exposure to particulate matter.

  • Contra Costa County - Powerdrive Oil and Gas Company Wells Project ND
    Contra Costa County - Powerdrive Oil and Gas Company Wells Project ND

    May 21, 2020 ... May 19, 2020 Syd Sotoodeh, Planner II Contra Costa County Department of Conservation & Development 30 Muir Road Martinez, CA 94553 RE: Powerdrive Oil and Gas Company Wells Project - ...

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    May 21, 2020 ... May 19, 2020 Syd Sotoodeh, Planner II Contra Costa County Department of Conservation & Development 30 Muir Road Martinez, CA 94553 RE: Powerdrive Oil and Gas Company Wells Project - ...

  • Martinez Refining Company Incident Report 112522
    Martinez Refining Company Incident Report 112522

    Nov 28, 2022 ... Compliance and Enforcement Division INCIDENT REPORT PBF Energy Martinez Refining Company (MRC), Site # A0011 3485 Pacheco Blvd Martinez, CA November 25, 2022 On November 25, 2022, ...

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    Nov 28, 2022 ... Compliance and Enforcement Division INCIDENT REPORT PBF Energy Martinez Refining Company (MRC), Site # A0011 3485 Pacheco Blvd Martinez, CA November 25, 2022 On November 25, 2022, ...

  • Martinez Refining Company Incident Report 120922
    Martinez Refining Company Incident Report 120922

    Dec 10, 2022 ... Compliance and Enforcement Division INCIDENT REPORT PBF Energy Martinez Refining Company (MRC), Site # A0011 3485 Pacheco Blvd Martinez, CA December 9, 2022 On December 9, 2022 at 1645 ...

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    Dec 10, 2022 ... Compliance and Enforcement Division INCIDENT REPORT PBF Energy Martinez Refining Company (MRC), Site # A0011 3485 Pacheco Blvd Martinez, CA December 9, 2022 On December 9, 2022 at 1645 ...

  • 2023 Refinery Vent Gas Flared
    2023 Refinery Vent Gas Flared

    Feb 22, 2024 ... Refinery Vent Gas Volume Flared 3000.0 2500.0 2000.0 1500.0 1000.0 500.0 0.0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Valero 361.0 67.5 91.6 ...

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    Feb 22, 2024 ... Refinery Vent Gas Volume Flared 3000.0 2500.0 2000.0 1500.0 1000.0 500.0 0.0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Valero 361.0 67.5 91.6 ...

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Huling Isinapanahon: 11/8/2016