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Spare the Air was established by the Bay Area Air
Quality Management District, in 1991, to reduce air pollution and
provide advance notice when a "bad air day" -a day when air quality is
forecast to exceed federal standards- is likely to occur.
Because most air pollution is preventable, Spare the Air is focused on
educating the public and promoting changes in behavior that will help
prevent poor air quality. The program reaches out to several
audiences:
- AirAlert is an email service that informs the
public the day before a Spare the Air day is predicted to
occur. It encourages Bay Area residents to modify their behavior to
prevent, or at least reduce, the anticipated bad air and gives
advance notice to people with respiratory sensitivities, such as
asthma or emphysema.
Click here
for more information, or to sign up to receive your own
AirAlerts.
- The Employer Program provides more than 2,100
businesses with free tools to help them educate employees about
pollution prevention and advises them when an AirAlert is issued.
For more information on the Employer program,
Click here.
- Community Resource Teams provide an opportunity
for all interested people to work together and plan educational
activities and programs to reduce air pollution in their
communities.
Click here to learn about some of their projects, or to join
your area's team.
For more information on the Spare the Air Program, please visit
www.sparetheair.org.
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