Metro Atlanta Has First Bad Air Quality Day This Year

Yesterday snapped a record-breaking string of healthy air days this year when the metro Atlanta had its first bad air day, according to The Clean Air Campaign.

The area experienced its first ozone exceedance Tuesday, July 30. This year has been the longest the area has gone in a calendar year without experiencing such an exceedance, thanks to the cooler weather and rain this summer. The previous record was July 14, 1997.

With school starting in the next few weeks and travel rising back to peak levels, the campaign is encouraging commuters to carpool, telework or take transit when possible, and sign up for Smog Alerts so they know when air quality is expected to be poor.