Air Quality Awareness Week: Check Your Thermostat and Turn Off Lights

It's been all about the air we breathe for the past four days. 

Air Quality Awareness Week, observed Monday, April 29, through today, May 3, places an emphasis on clean air and what each of us can do to help improve air quality. It's a yearly reminder that there are simple, voluntary actions you can take to make immediate and positive impacts. 

One suggestion is quite simple AND it can save you money — just set your thermostat a little higher during the summer months and remember to turn off lights when you're not using them. 

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, power plants produce pollutants that form both ozone and particle pollution — the less power residents use, the less those plants have to work. 

Click here to view today's air quality forecast for the metro Atlanta area and check back with Patch regularly by using the "Search" box in the upper right corner — simply type in "today's air quality forecast," click the magnifying glass icon and, in the search results, click the article with that title. 

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