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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 condemns the inaction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding their recent decision to retain the existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter.

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 inviting residents to provide input on revisions to Regulation 2, Rule 5 – New Source Review of Toxic Air Contaminants. The Air District’s New Source Review Program protects air quality when large air pollution sources such as factories and power plants are newly built or modified.

The Air District today released a preliminary health risk assessment from air pollution for the Chevron Refinery in Richmond. It found the estimated cancer and short-term health risks from air emissions for people living near the refinery were above the allowed levels, which requires Chevron to implement a plan to reduce health risk. The public comment period closes on Monday, November 23 at 5 p.m.

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.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is lifting the Health Advisory & Spare the Air Alert due to significantly improved air quality conditions from favorable wind patterns and increased fire containment. However, unhealthy air quality will still be present in the immediate vicinity of actively burning fires.

The Air District is hosting a community workshop in San Leandro, the first in a series of 10 workshops to be held within the next three months, to begin implementation of state law AB 617 which requires reduction of air pollution in communities with high air pollution burdens. 

The Air District is hosting a joint virtual workshop with Communities for a Better Environment on Friday, May 7, 2021, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM to present, discuss, and receive comments on the draft health risk assessment for AB&I Foundry located in East Oakland.

Interested in learning more about how interdisciplinary regional partnerships can be created to help protect community health and well-being, advance climate goals, and promote equity? Attend the Air District's webinar on September 8!

The Air District and Contra Costa Health Services continue to work together to investigate the source of odors that fouled San Francisco and Richmond on December 28 and 29. The joint investigation has ruled out any sources on San Francisco Bay, including ships or oil spills on the water, and now centers on Chevron’s Richmond refinery and other potential sources in Richmond, such as the waste water treatment plant, waste management facility, and other industrial sources.

In partnership with Acterra and the event host LinkedIn, the Air istrict is sponsoring a day-long educational conference in San Francisco aimed at helping Bay Area restaurants and food-serving institutions green their business practices and attract eco-conscious diners all while trimming their costs.

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.

Interested in learning more about how interdisciplinary regional partnerships can be created to help protect community health and well-being, advance climate goals, and promote equity? Attend the Air District's webinar on September 8!

The Air District will host a public meeting on the preliminary health risk assessment for the Chevron Refinery in Richmond to explain the findings and the comment process. The public comment period closes on Monday, November 23 at 5 p.m.

The Air District will hold a joint virtual workshop with Communities for a Better Environment on Friday, May 7, 2021, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM to present, discuss, and receive comments on the draft health risk assessment for AB&I Foundry located in East Oakland.

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. 

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.

了解空氣污染如何影響健康，以及空氣局如何工作，來改善並保護社區健康。

The food we eat has tremendous impacts on both our health and the health of the planet.