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The meeting will be conducted via Zoom from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The draft assessment indicates that foundry emissions pose an elevated health risk for the surrounding community. AB&I will be required to submit a risk-reduction plan to the air district. “Stricter pollution controls are necessary to protect the health of East Oakland residents and this collaborative effort with Communities for a Better Environment is crucial to obtain input from those who live and work near the facility,” said Jack Broadbent, the air district’s executive officer. The public will be allowed to ask ques...

Residents warned about triple threat of drought, fire danger, air quality     SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — Santa Clara County fire officials are putting out a call to action because of the triple threat of drought, wildfires and unhealthy air. “We are urging residents to take action now to prepare for wildfire,” said Luisa Rapport, Public Information Officer for Santa Clara County Fire. She said fire seasons in California will be longer and hit harder than in decades past. “Much like considering the Bay Area earthquake country, we also want our residents to consider California ...

San Bernardino, Riverside and Los Angeles counties rank as top three for bad air in the United States Martin Wisckol © Provided by Orange County Register The five-county Los Angeles metro area ranked as the nation’s smoggiest for the 20th time in the last 21 annual State of the Air reports from the American Lung Association. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) The five-county Los Angeles region is the smoggiest metro area in the country for the 21st time in the 22 years that the American Lung Association has been issuing the rankings, according to the “State o...

OAKLAND (BCN)

A trio of bills from local Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) were introduced in the State Legislature last week, two focusing on climate change and the other addressing gendered language in the California Government Code.