Community Health Wins!

Community Health Wins!

Community Health Wins! After a second public meeting lasting more than five hours, with comments from the public and the agency’s board members, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Board of Directors voted overwhelming to support a strict standard...
The Fight For Clean Air Continues!

The Fight For Clean Air Continues!

The long-running saga of the effort to get a strong regulatory limit to particulate emissions from Bay Area refineries continues. On Wednesday, June 2nd, the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) heard five and a half hours of...
What does Earth Day mean to you?

What does Earth Day mean to you?

What does Earth Day mean to you? Is it a time to reflect on the beauty of our planet, or an urgent call to action to protect against the threat of climate change? Earth Day is Thursday, April 22nd. Challenge yourself to take at least one action this month that will...
Letter to the Editor: Chevron Oil Spill

Letter to the Editor: Chevron Oil Spill

Written by Ellen Beans and published in The East Bay Times on Feb 17th. Once again, the people of Richmond, the wildlife, the air, and the water of the San Francisco Bay are being harmed by this week’s oil spill from the Chevron refinery. This pipeline rupture is yet...