The Dallas-Fort Worth area continues to rank as one of the most ozone-polluted metro areas in the country, despite improvement over time, a report from the...
The region’s ozone level has exceeded federal standards for decades, said Jenny Narvaez, air quality manager for the North Central Texas Council of Governments. Overall air quality has greatly improved since the council started monitoring it in the 1990s, but she said regulatory standards have also been raised over time.
Despite this, Charlie Gagen, the American Lung Association advocacy director for Texas and Oklahoma, said ozone pollution has improved in the area, based on the number of high-ozone days since 1996. The council has given out $55 million in grant funding to improve air quality since 2006, according to the agency’s most recent. Grant-funded projects include replacing diesel trucks, buses and construction equipment, and building alternative fuel infrastructure.
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