Spare the Air alert issued for Bay Area; no wood-burning allowed
Atmospheric conditions in the Bay Area prompted air quality regulators to issue a Spare the Air alert for Thursday, which bans burning wood or solid fuel.
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Atmospheric conditions in the Bay Area prompted air quality regulators to issue a Spare the Air alert for Thursday, which bans burning wood or solid fuel.
The Bay Area Air District announced a Winter Spare the Air alert and a ban on wood burning is in effect beginning Wednesday and through the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday.
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is banning the burning of wood and other solid fuel for Tuesday in the region via a Spare the Air alert.
Flaring from the Martinez Refining Company on Friday morning prompted an investigation by Contra Costa Health officials and complaints from area residents. Da Lin reports. (12-15-23)
A Spare the Air alert banning the burning of wood in the Bay Area has been extended through Sunday.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued the first winter Spare the Air alert of the season for Friday, banning the burning of wood or other solid fuel in the region.
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.
Bay Area Air Quality said it was monitoring the flaring event at the Martinez refinery on Wednesday.
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