Bay Area Air District

News and Stories

News Release

OAKLAND, CA — Visitors to the Walnut Creek Farmers’ Market on Sunday, Oct. 26, can test-drive some of the newest models of electric cars on North Locust Street. The “Experience Electric – The Better...

News Release

OAKLAND, CA — Middle- and high-school students from across the region will gather to take action on environmental sustainability issues at the second Youth for the Environment and Sustainability, or...

Top Stories

From the Office of Mayor Ed Lee: San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates and Emeryville Mayor Ruth Atkin today announced a...

Top Stories

After a series of public workshops held in fall 2013, the Air District is proposing adoption of Regulation 14: Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Measures, Rule 1: Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program...

Top Stories

Neighboring residents explored MTC’s future digs at an open house in early February, mingling in the newly carved out atrium, which will eventually allow natural light to fill the space via a large...

Top Stories

Two MTC-sponsored climate initiatives, the Youth for the Environment and Sustainability (YES) Conference and Bay Area Bike Share, were among were among the feted at BREATHE California’s awards...

Top Stories

Officials from MTC and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District joined with electric vehicle (EV) enthusiasts, EV entrepreneurs, representatives of auto manufacturers and the media on May 13, 2014...

Top Stories

A steady stream of people of all ages descended on San Francisco's Marina Green on a windy Saturday in mid-May to get behind the wheels of the latest electric vehicle (EV) models. The event was the...

Top Stories

Public, private and non-profit leaders interested in climate issues met at MTC headquarters in Oakland on Tuesday to discuss what it would take for the Bay Area to meet California’s 2050 goal of...

Top Stories

In a relentless competition to bike the most miles possible in order to rack up points for the team, 2014’s Team Bike Challenge shattered records as more than 9,630 San Francisco Bay Area bike...