WI DNR issues dirty alert it could have posted earlier
It's important to remember when you absorb the ozone alert the WI DNR just posted for the Lakefront counties, below, that
a) it gives the lie to agency Secretary Cathy Stepp's recent gushing about Wisconsin's air quality, and b) rightwing Wisconsin GOP Gov. and big business bellhop Scott Walker and Stepp changed what had been a two-stage ozone art system to just the final warning, eliminating crucial information for people headed outdoors to exercise, or who have allergies, heart conditions, breathing problems and other health issues, that conditions were building towards the eventual dirty air alert.
I have been writing about this since these 'chamber of commerce mentality' toadies took control of the state and the DNR in 2011.
For shame!
a) it gives the lie to agency Secretary Cathy Stepp's recent gushing about Wisconsin's air quality, and b) rightwing Wisconsin GOP Gov. and big business bellhop Scott Walker and Stepp changed what had been a two-stage ozone art system to just the final warning, eliminating crucial information for people headed outdoors to exercise, or who have allergies, heart conditions, breathing problems and other health issues, that conditions were building towards the eventual dirty air alert.
I have been writing about this since these 'chamber of commerce mentality' toadies took control of the state and the DNR in 2011.
For shame!
Advisory for Ozone (Orange)
| Start Time: | 4:44PM CT Friday, June 2, 2017 |
| End Time: | 11:59PM CT Friday, June 2, 2017 |
| Counties: | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan |
AIR QUALITY INDEX CHART
| Air Quality Index (AQI) Values | Levels of Health Concern | Colors |
| When the AQI is in this range: | ...air quality conditions are: | ...as symbolized by this color: |
| 0 to 50 | Good | Green |
| 51 to 100 | Moderate | Yellow |
| 101 to 150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | Orange |
| 151 to 200 | Unhealthy | Red |
| 201 to 300 | Very Unhealthy | Purple |
| 301 to 500 | Hazardous | Maroon |
For More Information:
- Detailed Alert Status Information
- Air Quality Index
- Do a little, save a lot!
- Local DNR air management program contacts
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