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How each of us can help local air quality
The Coastal Bend Air Quality Partnership provides the following information and suggestions on how each of us can make small changes in our everyday activities to enhance local air quality.
Several factors affect air quality
- Regional winds at higher altitudes can transport dust from other major cities, forest fires, or even other continents across the world.
- Emissions from sources like construction equipment, lawn mowers, an industrial facility, cars and trucks on the road, etc.
- Local airborne dust can affect air quality.
- Rain can reduce concentrations of some pollutants and temperatures can increase or decrease them.
- Local winds can reduce or dilute pollutant concentrations.
We can all make clean air choices
- Consider carpooling, walking for short errands, bicycling or using mass transit.
- Avoid idling your vehicle.
- Drive the speed limit and avoid jackrabbit starts.
- Refuel your vehicle before sunrise or after sunset.
- Finish your fueling once the pump clicks off.
- Use low VOC paint and solvent products and keep paint containers tightly sealed.
- Keep your tires properly inflated and your vehicle well-maintained.
Gregory-Portland Air Monitoring program
Air Quality Report Card for 2024
Data collected over five years of continuous monitoring at three locations in Portland and Gregory show air quality remains excellent in comparison to other Texas cities.