Join our next “CEQA Decoded” series program for Bay Area professionals, addressing key aspects of air quality impact analysis under CEQA, and highlighting the latest revisions to BAAQMD and City of San Francisco guidelines....more
On April 20, 2022, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) adopted, updated – and significantly changed – thresholds of significance under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for determining when a...more
BAAQMD to Mandate All-Electric Furnaces and Water Heaters - On October 7, 2021 the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (“BAAQMD”) held a workshop to discuss proposed amendments to two of its rules (Rule 9-4 and Rule...more
Bay Area air quality regulators adopt stringent refinery particulate emissions standard - Reuters – July 21 - The governing board of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (District) on Wednesday adopted...more
BAAQMD delays vote on new pollution controls for refineries - East Bay Times – June 4 - After hearing five and a half hours of public commentary on Wednesday night, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District...more
South Coast Air Quality Management District Adopts Indirect Source Rule for Warehouses - Earlier this month, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) adopted Rule 2305 or the Warehouse Indirect Source Rule...more
South Coast Air Quality Management District approves warehouse rule for air quality - ABC News – May 8 - The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) last Friday approved a Warehouse Indirect Source Rule,...more
CARB Adopts Blueprint for AB 617 Community Air Protection Program - This fall, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) adopted its first measures under the Community Air Protection Program (“CAPP”), which focuses on...more
In a March 2018 decision, the First Appellate District examined several CEQA issues pertinent to petroleum refining and hazardous materials transport. In Rodeo Citizens Association v. County of Contra Costa, the appeals court...more
As posted in CEQA Chronicles, on July 17, 2017 the California legislature approved an extension of the state’s greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program from 2020 to 2030. Cap-and-trade is a key program in the state’s efforts to...more
The California Supreme Court has announced that the oral argument in California Building Industry Association v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District will take place on October 7, 2015, in San Francisco. The CBIA case...more
Employers with 50 or more employees in any combination of nine San Francisco Bay Area counties have until Sept. 30, 2014, to come into compliance with the Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program (CBP). Intended to encourage the...more