We know how much newspapers love to shout Code Orange! during the summer. Unfortunately, they haven’t had that opportunity too much this summer. But the EPA is ready to help out:
More Code Orange days could be in the Triad’s future.
Earlier this summer, officials with U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that they are considering a plan to lower the amount of ozone allowed in the air from the current health standard of .08 parts per million or ppm.
Parts per million is a way of measuring the concentration of ozone in the air.
Although the agency could leave the standard alone, state and local officials say it’s likely the benchmark will drop to at least .075 ppm. The standard could even be as low as .07 ppm.
Required background reading here.
