Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Bay Area Winter air is getting cleaner


Contra Costa Times/Denis Cuff, 4/1/13. "After five years, has the Bay Area wood burning ban spared the air?"


" ....  records show the Bay Area has made long-term progress in air quality thanks in part to Spare the Air alerts. During the 2000-01 winter season, the region had 39 days of unhealthy air above the federal public health standard. The most recent season -- Nov. 1 to Feb. 28 -- had 10 Spare the Air days and just one unhealthy air day."   Read article. 

Posted by Kathy Meeh

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