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IDEM issues Air Quality Action Day tomorrow for ozone levels in four Indiana regions; Includes Greene County

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IDEM issues Air Quality Action Day tomorrow for ozone levels in four Indiana regions; Includes Greene County

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) and is forecasting high ozone levels for tomorrow, April 13, 2023 in four regions including Southwest Indiana which includes Greene County.

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IDEM issues statewide Air Quality Action Day for today and Thursday due to smoke from wildfires

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IDEM issues statewide Air Quality Action Day for today and Thursday due to smoke from wildfires

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued a statewide Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) for today and tomorrow, July 21-22. IDEM is forecasting high levels of fine particles (PM2.5) in the air due to smoke from wildfires in the western United States and southern Canada. The AQAD is for all regions:

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IDEM issues Air Quality Action Day for Southwest Indiana including Greene County

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IDEM issues Air Quality Action Day for Southwest Indiana including Greene County

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) and is forecasting high ozone levels for Thursday, June 17, 2021 in the following regions:

  • Central Indiana – Marion, Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Delaware, Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard, Madison, Shelby

  • Southeast Indiana – Clark, Floyd

  • Southwest Indiana – Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick

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VW Committee awards $5.5 million for electric vehicle charging stations in Indiana

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VW Committee awards $5.5 million for electric vehicle charging stations in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Program Committee (committee) approved $5.535 million in funding to the Indiana Utility Group to install at least 61 DC Fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Indiana at its meeting on May 20, 2021.

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IDEM issues Air Quality Action Day alert for Tuesday in Southwest Indiana including Greene County

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IDEM issues Air Quality Action Day alert for Tuesday in Southwest Indiana including Greene County

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day and is forecasting high ozone levels for Tuesday, July 14, 2020 in the following areas:

  • Southeast Indiana – Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Scott and Washington

  • Southwest Indiana – Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick

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Sahara Dust on the way: IDEM issues alert for Southwest Indiana including Greene County

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Sahara Dust on the way: IDEM issues alert for Southwest Indiana including Greene County

IDEM has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) for southwest Indiana including Greene County. A dust cloud blowing across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert in Africa has been impacting air quality in the southeastern U.S. and it is expected to reach Indiana this weekend. Sensitive groups, including children, the elderly, and anyone with cardiac (heart) or pulmonary (lung) problems should reduce or avoid exertion and heavy work outdoors.

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