Air Quality

A fuel storage and transfer company with two Bay Area terminals was fined tens of thousands of dollars for air quality violations.

Nearly half of all Americans now live in places with unhealthy air, and the Bay Area metro is among the top 20 with poor air quality, according to a report from the American Lung Association. Bob Redell reports.

Nearly half of all Americans now live in places with unhealthy air, and the Bay Area metro is among the top 20 in poor air quality.

A new study on air quality found that Los Angeles was the most polluted major U.S. city, while Seattle was the cleanest.

A state program is working to help Californians buy electric and hybrid vehicles. Ada Truong, with the Bay Area Air District, weighs in on Clean Cars for All.

Ash from the recent LA County fires and burn scars formed by other wildfires in the fall can be dispersed by strong winds. See an air quality map.

The ongoing wildfires have put the Los Angeles area under an air quality alert, with the National Weather Service advising SoCal residents to remain indoors with their windows closed and wear N-95 masks if they have to go outside.

Air quality around the region is expected to be moderate over the New Year’s holiday, and air district officials are hoping to keep it that way by urging Bay Area residents to refrain from burning wood and setting off fireworks.

Our final day of the year includes cool morning temps. Clouds may roll in tonight for NYE fireworks. Cinthia Pimentel is tracking the changes in the Microclimate Weather forecast.

A Winter Spare the Air alert, which prohibits wood burning is in effect Monday due to light wind and strong high pressure. Rob Mayeda has more in the Microclimate Forecast. 

Wood burning fires and devices will be prohibited in the Bay Area on Sunday and Monday, after the Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued its first Spare the Air Alert of the winter season on Saturday.

Air pollution is a huge concern for respiratory health, but new research is taking a look at how things like traffic can impact our brain. Cinthia Pimentel has more.

Smoke from fires near Pescadero may reduce air quality south of San Francisco and north of San Jose through Saturday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District said.

Thick smog is expected to hover over the Bay Area on Tuesday and Wednesday, prompting a Spare the Air alert for the next two days, according to air quality officials.

Heat stays away for Labor Day but comes back and stays a while starting tomorrow. Cinthia Pimentel has the Microclimate Forecast.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended an air quality advisory to Sunday.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended an air quality advisory to Sunday due to Northern California wildfire smoke. Christie Smith reports.

An air quality advisory that was set to expire after Friday was extended through Saturday due to lingering wildfire smoke, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

Meteorologist Kari Hall tracks lower temperatures across the Bay Area and what to look out for in the Microclimate Forecast.