What's New

The Air Quality Program strives to educate and inform the citizens of the Eastern Panhandle about ozone pollution.  Listed below are recent activities of the program.

If you have an organization that would like to hear more about ozone pollution, its affect on your health and steps you can take to help clean the air, go to the About Us section of the web site and click on Contact Us.

During an air quality alert, your lung capacity can be reduced by up to 20% due to the excess of ozone you are breathing.  Reduce your physical activities during an air quality alert.  Stay inside if possible.

 - Assisted an 8th grader from St. Joseph Parish School with a summer science project on regional air pollution..

- Submitted the June 30th semi-annual report to the EPA.  Click here to read this report online.

- Met with the director of the Potomac Headwaters Resource Conservation and Development organization to address common air quality problems within the region.