Ah, summer in the Front Range! Hot, sunny, blue-sky days are the perfect conditions to enjoy time outside in our beautiful region. Unfortunately, these summer days also provide the right conditions for ground-level ozone pollution to form, and build up to unhealthy levels.
We can’t see it or smell it, but ground-level ozone is the Colorado Front Range’s most pressing air quality problem. Emissions from gas-powered vehicles, gas-powered lawn equipment, and oil and gas production combine in the heat on sunny, summer days to form this invisible, odorless pollutant.
Breathing in ozone irritates our throats and lungs, increases our susceptibility to respiratory infections, and exacerbates ailments such as asthma. The people most impacted by this air pollution include children, the elderly, those with respiratory conditions, outdoor workers, and outdoor athletes.
So what can you do?
This summer, know when it matters most to protect your health and reduce your emissions: Text “BetterAirCO” to 21000 or sign up for email alerts online.
Click here to visit our sign up page!
We will only send you a text or an email on the days when there is an Ozone Action Day Alert. Plus, we’ll include timely tips and tricks for how you can protect your health and reduce your emissions — such as:
- Carpool and combine car trips for more efficient driving
- Leave the car at home and take transit to get where you need to go
- Walk, bike, or use a scooter for shorter distances
- Don’t idle your car when it is parked
- Upgrade to a higher MPG vehicle or an EV
- Electrify your lawn and garden equipment – with a 30% statewide discount!
- Ditch the commute and work from home
Click here to learn more about these steps, and how you can take them!
Still have questions about ozone? Take a look around our website for more information.
