(Southeastern IN) – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) for Friday, August 4, for Southeastern Indiana from 12:01 am through 11:59 pm.
Air quality is expected to reach the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Orange) level.
IDEM is forecasting high ozone levels due to a stagnant weather pattern across the area and the continued influence of air from the Canadian wildfires.
The agency encourages everyone to help improve air quality by making changes to daily habits on Air Quality Action Days. You can:
- Carpool or use public transportation.
- Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one trip.
- Turn off engines instead of idling for long periods of time.
- Avoid using gas-powered equipment.
- Conserve energy by turning off lights and setting the air conditioner to a higher setting;
- Use propane gas instead of charcoal when grilling outdoors;
- Reminder: Indiana’s open burning laws make it illegal to burn trash and generally prohibit open burning, visit IN.gov/openburning for more information.
Additional information can be found on IDEM’s Smog Page at apps.idem.in.gov/smogwatch.
