IDEM issues Air Quality Action Day Saturday and Sunday for five Indiana regions

Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 8:54 AM

By Brady Hagerty Public Information Officer

Jefferson Co. included

NDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day and is forecasting high ozone levels for Saturday and Sunday, June 16-17, 2018, in the following areas: 

  • Central Indiana – Marion, Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Monroe, Morgan and Shelby 
  • Northwest Indiana – Lake, Porter, LaPorte
  • North Central Indiana – St. Joseph, Elkhart
  • Northeast Indiana – Allen, Huntington
  • Southeast Indiana – Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Scott, and Washington

IDEM encourages everyone to help reduce ozone by making simple changes to their daily habits. You can:

  • Walk, bike, carpool or use public transportation
  • Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one trip
  • Avoid refueling your vehicle or using gasoline-powered lawn equipment until after 7 p.m.
  • Turn off your engine when idling for more than 30 seconds
  • Conserve energy by turning off lights or setting the air conditioner to 75 degrees or above 

Anyone sensitive to changes in air quality may be affected when ozone levels are high. Children, the elderly and anyone with heart or lung conditions should reduce or avoid exertion and heavy work outdoors. 

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