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Air Quality Action Days

Local air quality affects how we live and breathe. During the summer season, air quality in the Eastern Panhandle may occasionally become unhealthy due to high concentrations of ground-level ozone. Regional pollution monitors and weather forecasts help state and local environmental agencies predict days on which these unhealthy concentrations may occur. As a result, Air Quality Action Days are designated to urge citizens to take voluntary action to protect their health and reduce ground-level ozone. The Eastern Panhandle is just one of hundreds of communities nationwide to adopt the Action Days program.

Everyone can help reduce ozone pollution in the Eastern Panhandle.  By working together, we can clear the air.

Air Quality Action Days are designated for Berkeley and Jefferson Counties when ground-level ozone concentrations are forecast to be unhealthy for sensitive groups, or Code Orange on the Air Quality Index (AQI).   Refer to the AQI at the bottom of this page for details on the various levels of pollution. 

Air Quality Action Day alerts are distributed to the local media and announced on this web site. Additionally, if you would like to be notified of Air Quality Action Days by e-mail, please contact us . When you are alerted to an Air Quality Action Day, consult the AQI and Action Guide below, as well as our individual action tips, to find out what you can do to protect yourself and the air we breathe. If you are a member of our local business community, please consider learning about how your organization can take part in the Action Days effort through our workplace-based program, The Workplace Connection. If we work together, we can all breathe easier.