Emissions are reacting with the summer heat to create high levels of smog, hazardous air pollution that damages the lungs. But state officials are pushing back on ozone pollution controls proposed by the EPA, arguing such rules would compromise the electric grid.
The Austin skyline on Wednesday. Since the beginning of 2022, Texas air monitors have recorded 43 days as of July 12, 2022, when ozone concentrations were high enough somewhere in the state to be considered unhealthy by the Environmental Protection Agency., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Since the beginning of the year, Texas air monitors have recorded 43 days as of Tuesday when ozone concentrations were high enough somewhere in the state to be considered unhealthy by the Environmental Protection Agency.
State regulators have issued dozens of warnings this summer across the state advising people with asthma, older adults and others at risk of lung complications to stay indoors on days when smog levels are projected to be high. Those who do not have a preexisting condition should take caution as well, Limaye said, since ozone can contribute to the development of asthma and other lung conditions.
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