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We spare the air.
The Air District’s summer and winter Spare the Air campaigns
focus on educating the public and encouraging them to rethink the
kinds of everyday choices that contribute to air pollution. During the
summer and throughout the year, the Spare the Air program urges
residents to reduce their driving by taking transit, carpooling, biking,
or walking. During the winter months, from November through
February, residential wood smoke becomes a major health concern
in the Bay Area and wood burning is illegal when the Air District
issues a Winter Spare the Air Alert.
In 2014, the Air District issued ten Spare the Air alerts in the
summer and 13 Winter Spare the Air alerts on days when air quality
was forecast to be unhealthy. Air District survey results show
that the public responded and took action on those days—
and all year long—to reduce pollution.
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