Healthy Martinez and 350 Bay Area distributed free air purifiers to Martinez residents Feb. 22, following the Feb. 1 fire at the Martinez Refining Company....
High temperatures and vehicle exhaust are combining to help create unhealthy air quality in the Bay Area, prompting a Spare the Air alert....
A new subscription service can notify Bay Area residents via text and email of incidents impacting county-level and regional air quality....
BAAQMD and Supervisor John Gioia said planned and proposed efforts to hold Chevron accountable could have major health and economic benefits....
Two refineries in Contra Costa County have agreed to end lawsuits against BAAQMD in a settlement that includes millions of dollars from Chevron....
The Richmond landfill closed in 2007 but has received 13 violation notices from 2019 to 2023 for issues including well and surface leaks and visible emissions....
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District released a draft plan to reduce emissions for the Richmond-North Richmond-San Pablo area of Contra Costa County....
The sky over Richmond turned black with smoke around 4 p.m. Monday, with flames shooting from the Chevron refinery in what the company called a flaring event....
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced Thursday a tool where people can search notices of violation issued in the past five years....
High inland temperatures and light winds are expected to combine with motor vehicle exhaust to create unhealthy levels of smog....
A company that provides industrial chemicals was fined $1.15 million Thursday for air quality violations at its sulfuric acid manufacturing plant in Richmond....
Hot weather expected to continue into the weekend has prompted the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to issue another Spare the Air alert for Saturday....
A Spare the Air alert has been extended to Saturday as hot temperatures are expected to combine with vehicle exhaust to create unhealthy amounts of smog....
With hot weather and vehicle exhaust expected to create unhealthy air conditions, people are advised to limit driving and exercising outdoors....
AB 617 gave heavily polluted areas, including Richmond-San Pablo, support to clean their air, which was discussed at Tuesday's Richmond City Council meeting....
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