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WNC air quality to be unpacked

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

The Annual Ozone Season Kickoff will unveil the state of Western North Carolina’s air quality in 2014 with a program held 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, at the Land of Sky Regional Council office in Asheville. 

Ground-level ozone, a dangerous compound that forms from pollution in the presence of sunlight, can present summertime health hazards to humans and harm plant and animal life as well. North Carolina has been seeing a downward trend since 1999, with 2013 coming in as the lowest season on record — an outcome likely due to a combination of state and federal regulations to improve air quality and cool weather that summer. 

Speakers from the N.C. Division of Air Quality, Duke Energy, the WNC Regional Air Quality Agency and the Land of Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition will discuss conditions, trends and initiatives for their improvement. 

Free, with registration required. www.conta.cc/1EDBNpn

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