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Learn about a program that will award grant funding to help accelerate the adoption of zero-emission vehicles and equipment operated in West Oakland and surrounding areas.

Learn about Owning Our Air: The West Oakland Community Action Plan.

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 is working with the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project and the West Oakland Health Council, through the Clean Air Filtration Program, to provide portable air filtration units to low-income residents of West Oakland diagnosed with a respiratory illness.

The Air District and the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project have released their joint West Oakland Community Action Plan, Owning Our Air, for public comment.

The Air District, in partnership with the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project, held the first steering committee meeting today to develop a community action plan to improve air quality and public health in West Oakland. The City of Oakland, the Port of Oakland and stakeholders from the West Oakland community participated in this effort.

Today the Air District's Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve the community action plan, Owning Our Air: The West Oakland Community Action Plan, co-authored by the Air District and the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project. 

Sharon Landers, interim executive officer of the Air District, has offered a statement about the Supreme Court's decision today that limits the U.S. EPA's authority to regulate carbon emissions.

The Air District has fined the West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill, currently operated by Republic Services, $160,000 for air quality violations which occurred in 2019 at the landfill located in Richmond. 

The Air District has confirmed the source of the odor to be the West Contra Costa County Landfill's compost operation.

The Air District is extending an air quality advisory due to smoke from the fire at Schnitzer Steel in West Oakland. Smoke from the fire is expected to continue to impact parts of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.

The Air District announced today that Radius Recycling, formerly Schnitzer Steel, has agreed to pay $575,000 to settle air quality violations that occurred at its facilities in West Oakland and San Jose. The penalty resolves eight notices of violation. 

The Air District is issuing an air quality advisory due to smoke from a fire at Schnitzer Steel in West Oakland. Smoke from the fire is expected to impact Oakland, San Leandro, Fremont and Alameda, with potential impacts as far south as San Jose Wednesday evening.

The Air District and Contra Costa Health Services are working together to investigate all potential sources of odors that fouled the air in San Francisco and Point Richmond earlier this week. Sources under investigation include the Richmond Chevron Refinery, West Contra Costa County Composting Facility, shipping traffic, and sewage treatment facilities.

Nov 30, 2018 ... West Oakland Community Action Plan Steering Committee Meeting Wednesday, December 5, 2018 6:00 pm — 8:30 p.m. West Oakland Senior Center 1724 Adeline Street Oakland, CA 94607 Agenda ...

West Oakland Community Action Plan Steering Committee Meeting #9 Wednesday, April 3, 2019 from ​ ​5:30 pm — 8:30 pm West Oakland Senior Center: 1724 Adeline Street, ​Oakland ​, CA 94607 Agenda ...

West Oakland Community Action Plan Steering Committee Meeting #6 Wednesday, February 6, 2019 from ​ ​5:30 pm — 8:30 pm West Oakland Senior Center: 1724 Adeline Street Oakland, CA 94607 ...

Mar 26, 2010 ... WEST OAKLAND TRUCK SURVEY Bay Area Air Quality Management District 939 Ellis Street San Francisco, CA 94109 December 2009 ...

Sep 20, 2024 ... Appendix 3 – Emissions Inventory Details Historical Methods Inventory This section provides additional details on the “historical methods” emissions inventory presented in the main body of the ...

May 14, 2019 ... Notice of Preparation Bay Area Air Quality Management District AB 617 West Oakland Community Action Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) To: Interested Agencies, Organizations and ...