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Learn about the Air District’s efforts under Assembly Bill AB 617 to improve air quality in the East Oakland community.

Learn about the Air District's efforts to conduct air monitoring in East Oakland.

The  Air District has received a $298,114 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enhance air quality monitoring in the Bay Area. The Air District is partnering with Communities for a Better Environment to implement the project funded by this grant in East Oakland, a densely populated community faced with a high air pollution burden.

The Air District has approved a $100,000 grant to the Prescott-Joseph Center for the expansion of the Breathmobile to children and families living in the cities of San Pablo and Hayward, and the neighborhood of Chinatown in Oakland.

The Air District, in partnership with the Communities for a Better Environment and the East Oakland community, will convene a community steering committee kick-off meeting on Thursday, September 15, at 6 PM. 

Apply to the East Oakland Steering Committee! Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

The Air District announced today that it will request that the agency’s independent Hearing Board issue an abatement order to shut down nine diesel generators at the Green Sage cannabis facilities in East Oakland. 

The Air District’s independent Hearing Board has granted an abatement order request to shut down nine diesel generators at the Green Sage cannabis facilities in East Oakland, effective immediately.  This order applies to Green Sage Management, the property owners, and two state-licensed cannabis cultivators within the complex.   

The Air District will hold a joint virtual workshop with Communities for a Better Environment on Friday, May 7, 2021, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM to present, discuss, and receive comments on the draft health risk assessment for AB&I Foundry located in East Oakland.

The Air District is hosting a joint virtual workshop with Communities for a Better Environment on Friday, May 7, 2021, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM to present, discuss, and receive comments on the draft health risk assessment for AB&I Foundry located in East Oakland.

Nov 4, 2024 ... The East Oakland Community Steering Committee Charter Agreement Table of Contents: I. Statement of Purpose and Committee Objectives II. Membership A. Criteria for Community Steering ...

Jun 11, 2024 ... East Oakland Emissions Inventory: A Closer Look at Permitted Sources Prepared for the East Oakland AB 617 Steering Committee June 2024 ...

Aug 30, 2023 ... East Oakland Community Steering Committee Vision Statement We seek to create a future East Oakland that includes health, accountability, transparency, and justice. Our vision includes ...

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Nov 9, 2022 ... NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2022 CONTACT: Erin DeMerritt, 415.517.4147 Air District receives U.S. EPA grant for community air monitoring in East Oakland CBE ...

Nov 8, 2024 ... DATE: November 8, 2024 CONTACT: communications@baaqmd.gov Air District and East Oakland community to host San Leandro Creek Greenway Trail groundbreaking SAN FRANCISCO – The Bay Area ...

Sep 7, 2022 ... MEDIA ADVISORY DATE: September 8, 2022 CONTACTS: Tina Landis, Air District, 415-940-3585, tlandis@baaqmd.gov Lujain Al-Saleh, Communities for a Better Environment, 850-288-5371, ...

Jan 13, 2017 ... NEWS DATE: CONTACT: Tom Flannigan January 13, 2017 415.215.7212 MEDIA ADVISORY Air District joins CAL FIRE, EPA & community groups ...

Glossary of Terms Acro n yms an d Ab b revi ati o n s AB 617 Assembly Bill 617, founding legislation for the Community Air Protection Program Air District Bay Area Air Quality Management ...

May 7, 2024 ... East Oakland Community Emission Reduction Plan (CERP) Community Steering Committee Meeting #19 May 09, ...