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EPA Offers Tips to Save Energy and Fight Climate Change this Summer
EPA has published a list of energy-saving tips for the home and office to reduce energy bills, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions this summer. State, local, and tribal governments can implement these tips in their buildings and share them with residents and businesses. Continued


Mow Down Pollution!!
You can make a difference by trading in that old gas mower for an electric one. Despite their size, spark-ignition small engines (such as those commonly found in lawn and garden equipment) are big polluters.

Because mowers are used mostly during the hot summer months when ground level ozone is the highest, their use increases problems for asthmatics and further aggravates other respiratory conditions. Continued

Make a difference, and get a great deal on an electric mower. Visit at www.ozoneaware.org and click on Mow Down Pollution for a coupon.


Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Fines CEMEX;
Compliance Order Resolves Issues Dating Back to 2006

Friday, March 6, 2009 - DENVER -
CEMEX has agreed to a $528,325 enforcement penalty and to make a variety of air quality improvements at its Lyons cement plant in Boulder County, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The settlement agreement resolves alleged violations of state air quality laws and the plant’s air permit dating back to 2006.  Continued


Call Before You Burn - New County Ordinance
There is a new county ordinance that now prohibits all ditch, field, or slash fires on days identified by the National Weather Service as "red flag" fire days.  The ordinance also requires notification of the Boulder Sheriff's Communications at 303-441-4444.  As a reminder, a permit from Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) is required to burn slash (i.e. forest debris), and no slash burning is allowed from November 1 – February 28 at altitudes less than 6,400 feet, due to air pollution regulations.  In March, slash burning is prohibited during a RED air quality advisory (agricultural burns are exempt).  Go to www.BoulderCountyAir.org to apply for a burn permit or to check the air quality status.  Air quality updates are also available by phone at 303-758-4848.  NOTE:  Burn permits issued by BCPH are for slash piles only; burning trash or leaves is prohibited at all times in Boulder County.


Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke
Smoke from wildfires can irritate the eyes and airways, causing coughing, a scratchy throat, irritated sinuses, headaches, stinging eyes, or a runny nose. This is because fine particles (also called particulate matter, or PM) can get into your eyes and respiratory system. These particles can also aggravate chronic heart and lung diseases - even cause premature deaths in people who have these chronic conditions.  Continued


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The air we breath every day is something we don't want to take for granted. Learn how to keep it healthy!

 

Air Quality Program, Environmental Health Division
Boulder County Public Health
3450 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304
303-441-1564
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