How did we close a hole in the ozone layer? Plus the local news for September 25, 2024.
Tennessee deferred from EPA’s smog reduction plan
Smog has historically been the term for smoke and fog. Today, the definition has a little more accountability. Smog is produced when sunlight mixes with pollution from the fossil fuel industry, cars and factories, and the technical term for it is ground-level ozone pollution.
Nashville gets three air quality alerts during ozone-promoting heat wave
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued four air quality alerts for elevated ozone pollution this week during an especially hot heat wave. Nashville just hit 100 degrees Wednesday for the first time in a decade.
Hot, Dry Weather Ramps Up Air Alerts
Saturday marked the thirteenth air quality alert for the Nashville area due to higher temperatures and dry weather conditions.
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