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The holidays are an easy time to stay air-friendly, even during the hustle and bustle of shopping, welcoming friends and family and traveling to gatherings.  If you’re shopping until you’re dropping, enlist the help of a friend to share the ride, carry packages and cross items off your list together.  If you’re hosting a  holiday party, check thrift shops for reusable serving dishes and glassware to give your table some eco-friendly sparkle. If your vehicle needs maintenance, get it checked before you hit the road. Ice scrapers make good stocking stuffers, and reduce the time spent idling when your windshield needs clearing.

We are out of ozone season here in Kentuckiana, but we will still keep you informed about local air quality. Forecasts continue for particle pollution throughout the winter months. KAIRE will also keep you informed about issues involving local air quality and sustainability.  As always, we will promote air friendly programs like Idle Free, which encourages us all to help keep the air in our communities cleaner, no matter what the season.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018, is an Air Quality Alert Day for ozone in Louisville/Southern Indiana. Forecasters believe ozone will be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (orange) range. Sensitive groups include seniors, children, and people with breathing ailments like asthma and COPD. The general public is not likely to be affected.

Check the air quality at louisvilleky.gov/airquality.

Healthy Hoops^® Kentucky is a special initiative that uses basketball and fun to focus on the needs of kids with asthma and breathing problems. Under the guidance of celebrity basketball coaches and medical experts, children from the ages of 7 to 14 and their families will participate in a full day of health awareness, entertainment, asthma screenings, and basketball drills and skills workshops! It is free, open to the public but registration is required.

Join us on Saturday, September 22 at Central High School for this fun and free event.