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Visibility Guide to Smoke and Air Quality Now Available
With wildfires burning across Western North Carolina, state air quality officials are distributing a visibility guide for assessing health risks from smoke due to wildfires.
North Carolina Meeting Stricter, New Air Quality Standard
As the 2016 ozone season comes to an end, North Carolina is fully complying with the new, more stringent ozone standard that the federal Environmental Protection Agency adopted last year, state env
Cleaner air benefits tourism as well as health and the environment
If the air seems clearer in North Carolina these days, it’s not your imagination.
McCrory administration protects air quality, cuts red tape for more than 50% of permitted businesses
A new environmental rule will reduce paperwork for more than 1,400 business owners while freeing up resources North Carolina will use to protect air quality.
State environmental agency recognized as Best Workplace for Commuters
It might be hard to believe, but getting to work for some state employees can be one of the most enjoyable times of the day. That is, if they’re not driving in Raleigh traffic.
Air quality officials issue health notice for western North Carolina
Air quality officials have issued an advisory for air pollution in western North Carolina on Thursday and Friday as smoke from a wildfire near Hot Springs drifts downwind.
Air quality officials reduce health notice for eastern North Carolina
Air quality officials have scaled back an advisory for air pollution in eastern North Carolina over the weekend as smoke from wildfires subsided on Friday.
Air quality officials continue health notice for eastern North Carolina
Air quality officials have continued an advisory for air pollution in eastern North Carolina on Friday as smoke from wildfires drifts downwind.
Air quality officials issue health notice for Eastern North Carolina
Air quality officials have issued an advisory for air pollution in eastern North Carolina on Wednesday and Thursday as smoke from wildfires drifts downwind.
Ozone Season Starts Friday
The ozone season begins Friday as state and local environmental agencies renew their daily air quality forecasts for ozone in metropolitan areas across North Carolina.
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