Tag: air

Spare the Air Alert – TODAY – Monday, August 28, 2017

BAAQMD is forecasting TODAY’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy due to increased levels of ground-level ozone. People with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Ozone can aggravate asthma, cause short term breathing difficulties, and cause lung inflammation. Help reduce the amount of air […]

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Spare the Air Alert – Friday, June 23, 2017

BAAQMD is forecasting tomorrow’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy due to increased levels of ground-level ozone. People with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Ozone can aggravate asthma, cause short term breathing difficulties, and cause lung inflammation. Help reduce the amount of air […]

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Spare the Air Alert – Thursday, June 22, 2017

BAAQMD is forecasting tomorrow’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy due to increased levels of ground-level ozone. People with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Ozone can aggravate asthma, cause short term breathing difficulties, and cause lung inflammation. Help reduce the amount of air […]

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Call for Projects: Transportation Fund for Clean Air FY 17/18 County Program – San Francisco

Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) County Program Manager Fund Fiscal Year 2017/18 Call for Projects The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is pleased to announce a call for projects for $724,466 in TFCA County Program Manager Fund programming for the Fiscal Year 2017/18 cycle. Please visit our website at www.sfcta.org/tfcacallforprojects for more information.  Applications are due to the […]

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The Future of California’s Greenhouse Gas Regulation

This week, BPC staff attended a dinner meeting of the Air & Waste Management Association, featuring a presentation by Richard Corey, Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Mr. Corey gave an insightful presentation on how California’s air quality and greenhouse gas regulations have shaped our economy thus far, and the direction of […]

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Blueprint for Clean Air and Climate Protection in Bay Area – Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Come to a Spare the Air, Cool the Climate Open House A Blueprint for Clean Air and Climate Protection in the Bay Area Dear Bay Area Community, In January 2017, the Air District will release Spare the Air, Cool the Climate (2017 Plan), which will serve as a blueprint for clean air and climate protection in […]

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Clean Air Community Meeting on February 4, 2016

January 13, 2016 Clean Air community meeting open to all! The Bay Area Air Quality Management District will host six public meetings — including one here in West County — in the next few weeks to get feedback from residents and share information about its 2016 Clean Air Plan and Regional Climate Protection Strategy (RCPS). […]

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