{"id":2751,"date":"2026-04-09T00:47:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplestepsbetterair.org\/?page_id=2751"},"modified":"2026-04-11T00:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:25:55","slug":"dont-idle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simplestepsbetterair.org\/es\/dont-idle\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t idle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the hot summer months, it can be tempting to idle your car in parking lots, drive throughs, and pick up lines for the air conditioning.

However, personal vehicles generate around 30 million tons of carbon dioxide every year just by idling! In the Denver Metro Area and Northern Front Range, idling vehicles generate an estimated 700 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Turning your car off and on again, when parked in parking lots and pick up lines, and avoiding drive throughs, can make a huge difference for summer air quality in our region! \u2028\u2028Every minute that a car idles, it releases enough emissions to fill 150 balloons with harmful pollutants, including carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and compounds that form ground-level ozone. These idling pollutants aggravate asthma and allergies and can cause cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) is partnering with schools in the Front Range to educate parents, students, and school staff about the health impacts of idling near children.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) is offering financial support to help food trucks and other mobile businesses switch to electric power.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Cuando se trata de tomar medidas para mejorar la calidad del aire,<\/span>\u00a1algunos d\u00edas son m\u00e1s importantes que otros! Suscr\u00edbase a las alertas veraniegas sobre el ozono<\/span>\u00a0para saber cu\u00e1ndo es m\u00e1s importante tomar medidas sencillas para mejorar el aire de su comunidad. Nuestras oportunas alertas de texto y correo electr\u00f3nico tambi\u00e9n pueden ayudarle a proteger su salud.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Don’t idle the car when parked In the hot summer months, it can be tempting to idle your car in parking lots, drive throughs, and pick up lines for the air conditioning. However, personal vehicles generate around 30 million tons of carbon dioxide every year just by idling! In the Denver Metro Area and Northern […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2697,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2751","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nDon't idle - Simple Steps. Better Air.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Don't idle your car in parking lots, school lines, or drive-throughs. One minute of idling fills 150 balloons with harmful pollutants. 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