The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued its first Spare the Air alert of the year for smog in the region Friday.
A forecast of triple-digit temperatures in inland parts of the Bay Area is expected to combine with vehicle exhaust to create elevated concentrations of ozone, otherwise known as smog, according to the air district.
Air district officials advise people to only do outdoor exercise or other strenuous activities in the early morning hours when smog concentrations are lower on Spare the Air days, and are asking commuters to take steps to reduce the number of cars on the road and vehicle exhaust in the air.
“Bay Area traffic is ramping up to pre-pandemic levels, and tailpipe exhaust combined with high temperatures is expected to cause unhealthy smog,” air district interim executive officer Sharon Landers said in a statement. “We can all help keep our air healthier by finding alternatives to driving alone, such as working remotely, taking transit, biking or walking.”
Air district officials say smog can cause throat irritation, congestion and chest pain that can be harmful, particularly for young children, seniors and those with respiratory problems.
People can find out when a Spare the Air alert is in effect by registering for emails at www.sparetheair.org, calling (800) HELP-AIR, downloading the Spare the Air smartphone app, or finding Spare the Air on Facebook or Twitter.
Guess I’ll put tonight’s burgers on hold and just have a salad or cereal instead.
They suck up millions of tax dollars to tell us the obvious.
A curious point @WC. How much do we tax payers have to extract from our labors to gift to unelected bureaucrats to advise us on when we should “spare” the air?
The Proposed Consolidated Budget Expenditures for FY 2021 is $241.6 million.
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The homeless are allowed to burn fires on spare the air days. You want to cook burgers just go find an empty lot.
Homeless are exempt in Walnut Creek and area.. Gas Leaf blowers in full swing. Never giving a thought about the toxic air pollution.
It pays to have no education or working brains in the Blue run City!
Look at Purple Air – air quality for our regions are all green – 0’s, 1’s, and a few 2’s …. WTH … (Fri @12:24pm)
AQI is 27 over here in our free state. We no longer have to pay $9 each year to get a smog check. The neighbor just set his burn pile on fire and no one sent helicopters and a SWAT team. This is what normal America looks like. Not only does your environment suck, but you’re stuck with Benton for another four years.
I will not follow Becton’s orders…
“Air district officials advise people to only do outdoor exercise or other strenuous activities in the early morning hours when smog concentrations are lower on Spare the Air days, and are asking commuters to take steps to reduce the number of cars on the road and vehicle exhaust in the air.”
…BUT….
“We can all help keep our air healthier by finding alternatives to driving alone, such as working remotely, taking transit, biking or walking.”
Uh, which is it, genius?
These mutants are a waste of human skin.