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The Air District is advising Bay Area residents that smoke from the wildfires around California is impacting many parts of the region. Particulate pollution from the fires increased late Saturday, with high levels throughout much of the Bay Area Sunday morning. Particulate pollution levels are expected to remain elevated through today and may not ease until Monday.

The Air District has three major projects that provide home air filtration units to individuals most vulnerable to wildfire smoke and air pollution.

The Air District is asking residents to not burn wood on Thanksgiving Day, to help prevent air pollution from rising to unhealthy levels.

The Air District is asking residents to not burn wood on Thanksgiving Day to help prevent air pollution from rising to unhealthy levels.

The Air District is announcing its support for proposed revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, or NAAQS, for particulate matter pollution.

The Air District is preparing to distribute over $124 million in funding to support local communities overburdened by air pollution — and we need your input! This funding comes from penalties collected from industry and businesses that violate Air District regulations. Your feedback will help shape how these funds are used to reduce air pollution and improve health outcomes in your community.

Learn about the Air District's Complaint Policy and Procedures, and how we investigate air pollution concerns to ensure compliance with air quality rules and regulations.

Earth Day was founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues. It is now a global celebration to raise public awareness of pollution. 

Learn about the Air District’s newly established Community Investments Office and the plan to implement programs that direct funding to communities most impacted by air pollution.

The Air District's Board of Directors has voted to approve funding for several key grant programs focused on reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases in the Bay Area.

The Air District has settled a case against Chemtrade West US LLC for air pollution violations at its chemical plant in Richmond. Chemtrade will pay $135,000 in civil penalties.    

The Air District will host a virtual public workshop to present, discuss, and receive comments on potential concepts to amend Regulation 2: Permits to protect communities overburdened by air pollution. 

The Air District is asking residents to not burn wood in their fireplaces or woodstoves tonight and on Thanksgiving Day to help prevent air pollution from rising to unhealthy levels.

The Air District is announcing the launch of the 2017 Spare the Air summer campaign on May 1, which focuses on reducing smog, or ozone, pollution as well as greenhouse gases.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced that Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. has agreed to pay $4 million to settle alleged air pollution violations at its Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez.

The Air District and Aclima, the climate tech leader in hyperlocal pollution and greenhouse gas measurement and analysis, have released groundbreaking results collected through a cutting-edge, hyperlocal air quality mobile monitoring network. 

The Air District is announcing its support for the revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, or NAAQS, for particulate matter pollution that were adopted today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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 is issuing an air quality advisory for wildfire smoke for Monday, August 30. Pollution levels are not expected to exceed federal health standards and no Spare the Air Alert is in effect.

The Air District is offering grants of up to $25,000 to nonprofit partners and community-based organizations to support and sponsor community-based solutions that address air pollution while also helping reduce our global climate impact.