Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Air quality conditions in Berkeley and the Bay Area became unhealthy for sensitive groups due to the smoke from fires in northern California and southwestern Oregon on Tuesday. 

UC Berkeley Law’s Environmental Law Clinic is representing Communities for a Better Environment, or CBE, in a suit against the AB&I Foundry in East Oakland and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, or BAAQMD.

As of the beginning of fall 2021, Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, has begun utilizing electric school buses in lieu of more traditional options.

Berkeley Asphalt has been out of compliance with court-mandated stipulations to control its toxic emissions for over 20 years.

Youth Participatory Action Research found disproportionate exposure to air and noise pollution for Black residents in Richmond, California.

Clean AIR Berkeley created a petition in January calling for regulations on air pollution from Berkeley Asphalt after residents complained of sulfur-like odors.

Bay Area Air Quality Management District released an air quality alert at around 2 p.m. Friday in response to unhealthy air affecting most of Alameda County.

An air quality alert was extended through Friday by Bay Area Air Quality Management District in light of poor air quality throughout Alameda County.

A grant application for 20 new electronic bike lockers at the Berkeley marina will be discussed at the next city council meeting on Oct. 15. 

In light of the lack of sufficient shelter space and widespread government-funded mask dissemination, some UC Berkeley students have taken it upon themselves to provide aid to people unable to escape the unhealthy air.