Bay Area heat wave helps create unhealthy air; Spare the Air alert issued
Bay Area air will be unhealthy on Tuesday, said the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which issued a Spare the Air Alert for smog.
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Bay Area air will be unhealthy on Tuesday, said the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which issued a Spare the Air Alert for smog.
Fire crews in Contra Costa County stopped forward progress of a fire near Brentwood on Wednesday and neared full containment by Thursday morning.
An opt-out notification system is one recommendation included in a recent report by the Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury, an oversight panel of 19 citizen volunteers who investigate county governmental issues and concerns. Other suggestions include expanding the types of notifications that go to the public and hiring additional response staff.
Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don't meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies.
Tesla has been ordered to correct ongoing air quality violations at its electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Fremont, regulators said Tuesday.
The group of Silicon Valley investors who want to create a city in rural Solano County are trying to win voters over.
A ban on single-use plastic water bottles went into effect just over two months ago in South Lake Tahoe, and city leaders said they are pleasantly surprised at the results so far.
A new study estimates tens of thousands of people in California died premature deaths due to wildfire smoke from 2008 to 2018.
San Francisco's Joint Zoo Committee meeting planned to discuss business as usual on Thursday but animal activists concerned about the San Francisco Zoo's alleged safety hazards for its animals and employees put pressure on the committee to make changes.
Transit officials have cut the ribbon on a new shuttle transiting riders between the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District Larkspur station and the Larkspur Ferry Terminal.
An air quality advisory for the Bay Area is being extended, as the Sites Fire continues to burn in Colusa County Wednesday.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is offering people cash for their old, smoggy cars.
On Tuesday night, the Richmond City Council will decide whether to move forward with a tax measure for the refinery.
One of San Francisco's most iconic landmarks will undergo major construction to address rising sea levels.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended an air quality advisory into Wednesday as the Sites Fire burning in Northern California continues to grow and as smoke drifts into the region.
