Saturday, August 4, 2018

WI lakeshore counties' ozone alert. Won't be the last.

Remember that when you see dirty air alerts for Wisconsin;s lakeshore counties.  Walker got polluter-obeisant administrator Scott Pruitt before he left the EPA which he disgraced to exempt miles of SE Wisconsin's Lake Michigan counties from routine air quality standards. 

Making sure Foxconn's projected 796-ton annual airborne emissions were 'legal. All lauded by the statewide chamber of commerce, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce.' 
Smoke stacks from a factory.
You can't miss the symmetry, as the WMC's former general counsel and environmental policy guy has been running the air section of the DNR under Walker for nearly eight years. 

Also remember that during the first days of his first term, Walker's 'chamber of commerce mentality'DNR got rid of ozone-alert early warnings, thus when notices are actually distributed, the conditions leading up it were known but withheld from people with asthma, heart disease, and other health risks.

From the DNR this morning, by email:
Advisory for Ozone (Orange)
Start Time: 3:00PM CT Saturday, August 4, 2018
End Time: 11:00PM CT Saturday, August 4, 2018
Counties: Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan

AIR QUALITY INDEX CHART

Air Quality Index
(AQI) Values
Levels of Health ConcernColors
When the AQI
is in this range:
...air quality conditions are:...as symbolized
by this color:
0 to 50GoodGreen
51 to 100ModerateYellow
101 to 150Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups
Orange
151 to 200UnhealthyRed
201 to 300Very UnhealthyPurple
301 to 500HazardousMaroon

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