Mapping Unequal Climate Risks in a Northern California County - Inside Climate News Low-cost air pollution sensors reveal stark disparities in exposure to extreme heat and air pollution in Contra Costa County, a major traffic corridor and oil refinery hub near San Francisco.

🌉🌳This is happening right here in #CA08! Good that we had that study, bad that they cancelled it. Love💕 how they use #airquality tracking systems for this. Hope the #climatejustice issues get resolved🏭.
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Chevron agrees to improve air pollution monitoring around Richmond refinery Chevron has agreed to a settlement with the Bay Area Air District to be more transparent in reporting pollution around its Richmond refinery.

#Chevron becomes first of five Bay Area refineries to submit acceptable fenceline #pollution monitoring plan, two years after #BAAQMD rejects all five plans.
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Bay Area residents have an important opportunity to make a major dent in California emissions—as the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) considers implementation of their ground-breaking rule to end sales of fossil gas hot water heater sales by 2027, and (fossil) gas furnaces in 2029. And it will take less than five minutes of your time!

Bay Area residents have an important opportunity to make a major dent in California emissions—Tell BAAQMD you support their groundbreaking appliance rules!

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#climateaction #airquality #BAAQMD #pollution #appliances

I don’t know if this is a region-wide concern but I feel like the poor air quality where I walk in the city would be best addressed by promoting edibles #airquality #baaqmd