Dear Air Quality Partners,

The Department of Environmental Protection and the Lehigh Valley/Berks Air Quality Partnership is holding our Ozone Season Kickoff event on Thursday, May 29 at 1 PM.  We will gather at LANTA’s new
Transportation Center at 6th & Linden Streets in Allentown.

This event will announce the start of the Ride Free on Ozone Action Days program run in conjunction with LANTA, DEP and the Partnership. This year, we will be limited to four week days of free bus rides due to budget constraints the presence of our partners will help us emphasize the importance of continued use of public transportation all summer long. We are hoping that the high gasoline and diesel prices will also encourage people to consider the use of LANTA, which meansfewer cars on the roads and better air quality. This event will also introduce the Partnership’s new top-level domain web address and new outreach materials.

I have included a link on DEP’s web site that describes the ozone reporting system, the health implications of elevated levels of ozone (commonly known as smog) and the work of the Partnership in the Lehigh Valley/Berks County areas and a link to our soon-to-be overhauled and renamed Partnership blog.

Many thanks, and we hope to see you on the 29th!

From DEP: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/aq_apps/aqpartners/default.asp

Tags: Air Quality, DEP, LANTA, ozone action, Public Transportation, ride free