by Nan Farley | Aug 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Nan Farley | Jun 15, 2021 | Climate Change, Refineries
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...
by Nan Farley | May 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
350 Contra Costa May Meeting Monday May 24th, 4:00pm to 5:30pm Register for Zoom Link Keynote Speaker: Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan: This should be the moment we’ve been waiting for — California with its legacy of inspiring state-level climate action...
by Nan Farley | Apr 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Nan Farley | Mar 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...