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California’s first Clean Air Center opens in San Francisco

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, California Air Resources Board (CARB) and San Francisco Department of Emergency Management announced today the opening of the first Clean Air Center in California, funded through a new pilot program.

The Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Pilot Program provides $5 million in funding through a grant program to upgrade ventilation systems and provide portable air cleaners to create a statewide network of Clean Air Centers. These facilities will provide vulnerable populations a respite from wildfires and other smoke events.

The state’s first Clean Air Center will be located in the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood in San Francisco, at the Bayview/Linda Brooks-Burton branch of the San Francisco Public Library. In the coming weeks, more than 300 Clean Air Centers will be available throughout the Bay Area, when air quality is poor due to wildfires. More than 75 percent of Clean Air Centers in the Bay Area will benefit vulnerable communities most impacted by air pollution.

“As climate change increasingly drives longer, more intense wildfire seasons, it’s critical for residents to have access to clean, filtered air when smoke blankets the region,” said Sharon Landers, interim executive officer of the Air District. “Clean Air Centers offer a place for those who may not have access to clean air so they can protect their health from wildfire smoke.”

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