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Legal settlement clears the way for cleaner air in the East Bay
Both Chevron and the Martinez Refining Company agreed to comply with a tougher pollution rule put in place by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
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Bay Area air district strongly discourages wood burning over New Year's weekend
Huddling around a cozy fireplace during the holidays may be a pleasurable experience, but the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is strongly discouraging it over the New Year’s weekend in an effort to keep air quality healthy.
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Spare the Air alert issued for Tuesday, banning wood burning in the Bay Area
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District asks Bay Area residents to refrain from burning wood in their fireplaces or woodstoves over the Christmas holiday to keep air quality from becoming unhealthy.
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Air district releases draft plan to reduce East Bay emissions
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced Wednesday it released a draft plan to reduce emissions for the Richmond-North Richmond-San Pablo area of Contra Costa County.
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Air district asks people to refrain from burning wood over the holiday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is asking people to voluntarily refrain from burning wood over the Thanksgiving holiday this year.
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High temperatures trigger Spare the Air alert for Thursday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for Thursday because of high temperatures and light wind that are expected to combine with car exhaust to create unhealthy smog levels.
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Jeff's Forecast: Early fog, improving air & storm to bring California rain
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri tracks the smoke, fog and updated Bay Area rain chances ahead in your 7 day Microclimate Forecast.
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Jeff's Forecast: Improving air quality as storm heads towards the West
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri tracks the Bay Area air quality and where the heaviest rain is heading across the West in your 7 day Microclimate Forecast.
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Bay Area company uses cars to track air quality
A Bay Area company is using cars as a new way to track air quality.
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Forecast: Lingering smoke, improving air quality, and rain ahead
Meteorologist Kari Hall has a look ahead to the weekend forecast with improving air quality and a chance of showers in the Microclimate Forecast.
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Wildfire smoke lingers over the Bay Area
NBC Bay Area’s Kari Hall and Ginger Conejero Saab provides the latest on smoke from wildfires burning near the California-Oregon border impacting the Bay Area.
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Forecast: Lingering smoke and rain ahead
Meteorologist Kari Hall has a look ahead to the weekend forecast with improving air quality and a chance of showers in the Microclimate Forecast.
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How the Bay Area poor air quality may be impacting you
NBC Bay Area’s Ginger Conejero Saab shows how Bay Area residents may be impacted by the poor air quailty and what symptoms you need to look out for.
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When will Bay Area air quality improve?
NBC Bay Area’s Kari Hall and Ginger Conejero Saab provide the latest on the wildfire smoke impacting air quality in the Bay Area.
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Bay Area air quality expected to gradually improve, but Spare the Air alert extended
The air quality in the Bay Area impacted by wildfires burning near the California-Oregon border is expected to gradually improve Friday.
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Jeff's Forecast: Fog, hazy smoke and Bay Area rain chances soon
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri tracks the smoke, fog and updated Bay Area rain chances ahead in your 7 day Microclimate Forecast.
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Workers deal with poor air quality in East Bay
There was another spare the air alert for Thursday as smoke from wildfires continues to blanket the Bay Area.
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A closer look: Monitoring air quality in the Bay Area
The current unhealthy, smoky air is making some wonder about the limited number of air quality monitors throughout the Bay Area. Investigative Reporter Hilda Gutierrez has more.
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A look at air quality monitors in the Bay Area
The current unhealthy, smoky air is making some wonder about the limited number of air quality monitors throughout the Bay Area.