Tesoro's is the second refinery to come to an agreement with the air district on a monitoring program, following the approval of Chevron's Richmond refinery....
Personal fireworks, such as small sparklers and aerial skyrockets, cause pollution and increase the risk of wildfires, the Bay Area Air District says....
The Bay Area Air District reached an agreement with Chevron on a new air pollution monitoring system at its Richmond refinery....
The Bay Area Air District Board of Directors approved sending $4 million to communities around the region to support home and school air filtration programs....
The Bay Area Air District has extended an air quality advisory through Thursday because of wildfire smoke coming from Canada. It was first issued Monday....
The Bay Area Air District Board of Directors on Wednesday reviewed the impacts of cuts to federal programs and other regulatory obstacles from the EPA....
Board of Supervisors Chair Candace Anderson said the Martinez Refinery Company’s fire Feb. 1 was Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston’s “baptism by fire.”...
High temperatures and vehicle exhaust are combining to help create unhealthy air quality in the Bay Area, prompting a Spare the Air alert....
The Vehicle Buy Back Program gives an incentive to scrap more polluting vehicles to help improve regional air quality and reduce climate-warming emissions....
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 Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued four notices of violation to Chevron connected to Monday's flaring episode at its Richmond refinery....
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....
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