Some Bay Area groups are working to make monitors to track air quality more accessible for low-income communities. You can buy an air quality sensor to put in your own home, but they can be pricey ...

The air quality in the Bay Area impacted by wildfires burning near the California-Oregon border is expected to gradually improve Friday. Smoke and haze will linger into the afternoon and bring ...

The Bay Area Air District on yesterday morning issued an air quality advisory due to possible wildfire smoke from Canada and Alaska.

PurpleAir, a company that tracks air quality via users’ sensor data, shows many spots in the Bay Area on Sunday morning with ...

The AQI is measured in six levels: 0 to 50; 51 to 100; 101 to 150; 151 to 200; 201 to 300; 301 and higher; Each has a different "level of concern" in relation to the air pollutants.

Bay Area air quality regulators handed a $5 million fine to Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s refinery in Martinez for spewing pollution into the air repeatedly between 2018 and 2022, officials ...

Air quality near the coast is better, with conditions worsening as you head north or over the East Bay hills. People who are sensitive to poor air quality may feel its impacts within the 101 to ...

Weekend travelers to the Tahoe-Reno area should be wary of the region’s poorer air quality caused by smoke from the Crozier Fire, which broke out Tuesday night near Placerville.

PIX Now Afternoon Edition -- 8/24/2023 08:43. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued an air quality advisory for Friday because of wildfire smoke from fires elsewhere in Northern ...

NBC Bay Area Meteorologist Kari Hall said the air quality could improve slightly Wednesday evening once the ocean breeze picks up, but another round of smoke is expected to sweep in on Thursday.