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There is an Air Quality Alert for Wednesday and Thursday (7/21 and 7/22) in Louisville and Southern Indiana. Fine particle pollution (PM2.5) is forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (seniors, children, and people with heart and/or lung disease).

There is an Air Quality Alert for Thursday (6/17/2021) in Louisville and Southern Indiana. Ozone is forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (seniors, children, and people with breathing ailments like asthma and COPD). The general public is not likely to be affected.

Ever wonder why some days are Air Quality Alert days and others aren’t?  Air Quality Alerts during Kentuckiana summers are often for the pollutant ozone.

Ozone is more readily formed on warm, sunny days when the air is stagnant. Conversely, ozone production is more limited when it is cloudy, cool, rainy, or windy. Air quality forecasters  provide calculated predictions of the air quality. When there’s a good chance ozone (or particulate matter) will reach 100 or higher on the Air Quality Index, an Air Quality Alert is issued for our area.

You can help clean the air during Air Quality Alerts by driving less and putting off mowing with gasoline-powered lawn equipment.

There is an Air Quality Alert for Saturday (5/22/2021) in Louisville and Southern Indiana. Ozone is forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (seniors, children, and people with breathing ailments like asthma and COPD). The general public is not likely to be affected.

Holy Cross High School students learned how to check tire pressure to help the air during a recent KAIRE visit. It’s important for young drivers to learn good habits right from the start, like being Idle Free, checking tire pressure and doing vehicle maintenance on schedule for cleaner, more efficient driving. Checking tire pressure improves gas mileage and keeps your tires from wearing unevenly. Nobody wants to replace tires more often or risk a blowout while on the way to work or school. KAIRE is happy to visit your school if you’d like to learn more about your impact on the air quality in your school community.